TEST, SAFETY & SYSTEMS
HOW LEGISLATION IMPACTS INNOVATION
Supervised training allows vehicles to learn best driving practices
on the map, such as roadworks and parked cars. Bus detours are possible, as the
self-driving features can work in any environment. This can be achieved without needing to provide a route beforehand. When the vehicle decides vision of the road is limited and it cannot conduct classification of objects, the system will not engage and safely stop.
TESTING THE TECH Imagry tested its AI driver in Frankfurt, Germany. The vehicle had been brought from America and had never been driven in Germany before yet operated on the roads without any issues or hinderance. This was possible possible due to the company’s mapless technology. Conversion of previous buses to
Imagry’s new model is possible, but the steering box must support drive-
by-wire. The driving system must be able to receive commands via its computer for driving. “Apparently, most electric buses do not have electric power steering,” Ofir explains. “An electric bus that was converted from diesel will not have it, as it will have the old power steering. Only electric buses that were born electric will have electric power steering.”
NEXT STEPS Imagry’s technology brings the reality of driverless buses a step closer, but despite having this technology developed, rolling out may still take some time. This is because sourcing buses and passing regulations remain obstacles for the technology.
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Vehicles can detect obstacles such as parked cars
Imagry assisted in the creation of Israel’s autonomous driving bill and is currently working with German, French and Dutch regulators to create similar legislation. For the autonomous driving system to be activated on the road, the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) must be passed. Currently, Imagry is so far the only company to pass NCAP for buses.
We are the
first and only company in the world that has passed NCAP testing for buses
Ofir says: “We are the first
and only company in the world that has passed NCAP testing for buses, meaning in 90 different scenarios of a bus driving between 30-60km/h - where all kinds of things are jumping out in front of the bus, and you have to stop and respond immediately - you have to pass with 100.” Once the test has been
passed, the system can be activated on the road but still requires a safety driver and cannot have any passengers at this stage. This is until UN Regulation 155 around cyber security is passed. This regulation ensures the bus cannot be remotely hacked and controlled externally. Upon passing UN regulation
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115, the bus can now operate with passengers, allowing it to be used for public transport.
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