SELF-DRIVING CAR

SELF DRIVING CAR

A self-driving car is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without much human input. Autonomous cars combine a variety of techniques to perceive their surroundings, including radar, laser light, GPS, odometry, and computer vision.

Technology behind on self driving car

There are three technologies

1. Sensors

2. Connectivity

3. software/control algorithms.

 Sensors are required for autonomous driving and are used in advanced safety features such as blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep assistance, and forward collision warning. Connectivity means cars have access to the latest traffic, weather, surface conditions, construction, maps, adjacent cars, and road infrastructure, This data is used to monitor a car’s surrounding operating environment to anticipate braking or avoid hazardous conditions. Software/control algorithms are needed to reliably capture the data from sensors and connectivity and make decisions on steering, braking, speed, and route guidance. 

    “By far the most complex part of self-driving cars, the decision-making of the algorithms, must be able to handle a multitude of simple and complex driving situations flawlessly”

Two of the most talked about self-driving advancements come from Google and Tesla. They take different approaches: Google is using lidar (a radar-like technology that uses light instead of radio waves) sensor technology and going straight to cars without steering wheels or foot pedals. Tesla has rolled out a software system called Autopilot, which employs high-tech camera sensors as a car’s “eyes,” to some of its cars already on the market.

Benefits of self-driving car

• ·       Greater Road Safety
• ·     Greater Independence
• ·     Saving Money
• ·     More Productivity
• ·     Reduced Congestion