With millions of miles of the test under the hood, it is expected that independent vehicles will see a wider adoption over the next few years.
Waymo, owned by Google Parent Alphabet, has recently provided self -governing taxi service in Los Angeles. Amazon’s Zoox is scheduled to launch a driver without a driver from four passengers later this year in Las Vegas with San Francisco to follow. Zoox tests in other cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Sayattle, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. Note that these publishing operations are in warmer climates, as snow and ice represent difficulties in independent movement.
It is not only Robocars. Driver -without trucks also gain traction. MCKINSEY Consulting Company predicts that self -ruling trucks will reach “validity” at one time between 2028 and 2031. This is just a few years away.
Independent truck transport companies have been successfully tested for drivers for years. Aurora Innovation has recorded 3 million miles with a security driver and another 1,200 miles of completely independent operations. She says she is now successfully operating her independent trucks on the 45th highway between Dallas and Houston for Uber and Hirschbach. Ura plans to expand operations to Phoenix and Al Baso, Texas, by the end of the year.
So what drives these modern moves to independent operations? It is mainly related to technological improvements and expected cost reduction with increased processes. Tens of millions of dollars have been invested in Lidar, camera, radar and artificial intelligence systems that make independent leadership possible. Investors are now eager to see returns.
Moreover, the players in the industry now have millions of data to support their claims about the performance of the car. Research from Waymo and independent companies show that driver -without vehicles can be safe like – or more safely – with humans behind the wheel. Once the dangerous situation is discovered, it takes 0.3 seconds to respond. Independent systems can interact in only 0.001 seconds.
Moreover, in an analysis of more than 50 million miles of driving data, Waymo found it compared to their human counter -counterparts, their vehicles were 83 % less than accidents with airbags, 81 % of accident accidents that caused injuries, and 64 % of accident accidents that require a police response.
Through the ongoing pressures on the truck transport industry, including a long -term driver shortage and a modern executive order that requires truck drivers to be proficient in the English language, it is a good bet that will soon see more independent cars working in a lane near you.
