Now there will be no need for a driver in the car. Currently automobile
companies are making gearless cars. This car also includes a back sensor
camera and a laser sensor. Driverless cars are now on the road to reduce road
accidents.
Testing of this type of car has started in America and England. According to
reports from 'Daily Mail.co.uk', England is spending 20 million pounds on the
driverless car project. At Heathrow Airport in London, passengers are being
transported from one terminal to another terminal without any delay.
Philippa Oldham, head of the transport department at the Institute of
Mechanical Engineers in England, says the introduction of driverless cars will
save the UK £51 million a year.
London
The trial of driverless cars was launched for the first time in four UK cities
on Wednesday. Driverless cars are being tipped to be a real game changer for
UK roads. Which is likely to improve things like road safety, smoke emissions
and congestion. The British government is also considering changes to the
country's highway code for these cars. Its aim is to make Britain a world
leader in driverless technology.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said that the government has provided £19
billion funding for this trial. The growth of this automotive technology will
increase the hope of highly skilled jobs in the UK. He said, "The project for
which we are currently funding in Greenwich, Bristol, Milton and Coventry.
Through this, the government's aim is to make Britain a world leader in this
field. This industry is estimated to be worth £900 billion in 2025 and the
government is trying to take advantage of this." Autonomous Lutz Pathfinder
'pods' were being tested in Milton Keynes, South-East England and Coventry,
Central England, while the Gateway scheme is testing its self-drive shuttle
vehicles in Greenwich and South London.
19 sensors, cameras, radar
The scheme's trial involves automated passenger shuttle vehicles. The Lutz
Pathfinder is a two-seater electric-powered vehicle fitted with 19 sensors,
cameras, radar and LiDAR (a remote sensing technology that measures distance
by illuminating a target with a laser and analysing the reflected light).
Three pods will drive on their own along pavements and pedestrian areas and,
if successful, a fleet of 40 vehicles will be deployed. The vehicles will be
able to talk to each other and be connected to a smartphone app so that people
can send them messages. The UK Autodrive programme involves firms such as Tata
Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover and Ford.
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