Autonomous vehicles give that sense of curiosity, but people lack the urge to satisfy such curiosity. For a self-driving car to make its way to the public’s hearts, it must provide lots of data and be used in commercial and industrial settings.
Yahoo News reported that consumers must see how safe autonomous vehicles are. This way, it would relieve them of their fear of such vehicles.
More information means confirmed safety
Autonomous vehicles are rarely used because most drivers are still not convinced of the safety it brings while driving. The report explained how it is important to supply more information about how the driverless mode works to relieve the fears drivers have about it. Suppose more information about autonomous vehicles is put out to the public. In that case, they can decide whether to pursue driving autonomously or not. Additionally, researchers at CES argued data is essential before the AV boom hits your area.
On the brighter side, some companies are investing in their Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) to solve the autonomous fear vehicles bring and allow for safe driverless vehicles through the systems they make.
Who are those companies?
One of which is Mobileye. Mobileye’s technology focuses on driver assistance features, such as automatic emergency parking, and employs computer vision to develop a data set that will eventually enable fully autonomous driving for its vehicles.
BMW, Nissan, and Volkswagen are among the companies that utilize the technology of Mobileye. Additionally, there are 120 million vehicles on the road today, including its technology.
Another company that works on their ADAS is Aeva. It focuses on creating its 4D LiDAR cameras, which can measure the speed and direction of things in a car’s environment.
Other big tech companies who take part in developing ADAS capabilities, according to Yahoo News, are:
· Qualcomm (QCOM)
· Nvidia (NVDA)
· Alphabet-owned (GOOG, GOOGL) Waymo
Aside from publishing more information about autonomous vehicles and driving, according to the report of Alexandra Garfinkle, she saw at the CES 2023 that autonomous vehicles are already put to use in commercial and industrial settings. Applied EV CEO Julian Broadbent confirmed that autonomous vehicles are indeed thriving in such settings.
Autonomous vehicles in the commercial setting
In the commercial setting, autonomous vehicles are in use through deliveries. Alexandra Garfinkle reported that companies such as Uber and DoorDash use autonomous vehicles. It shows the public that autonomous cars can handle things as humans do. An example is the Australia-based Applied EV, where a self-driving grocery delivery vehicle enables customers to schedule deliveries. It has already started operating in Melbourne, Australia.
Applied EV CEO Julian Broadbent is optimistic about how grocery trucks like these could help people become familiar with autonomous vehicles long before they ride in one or even consider owning one.
Autonomous vehicles in the industrial setting
Compared to autonomous vehicles in the commercial setting, it strives even more in the industrial setting. How? Through the technology necessary for an autonomous mining truck that Applied EVs has developed.
An example of autonomous vehicles in the industrial setting would be Caterpillar‘s (CAT) autonomous mining truck.
Showcased at the CES 2023, Caterpillar showed the event real-time videos of the company’s huge AV trucks at work in Arizona and Illinois and even stepped into the pilot vehicle.
