How to Bridge to gap between standard cars to autonomous vehicles
There is a lot of talk about autonomous vehicles.
For sure, implementation in the real world is complex.
Possibly the technological barrier could be solved, with a few million more perceptrons, in our algorithms and greater calculation capacity to foresee all the cases that arise in the real world.
But there are more complex issues, such as the credibility in the security of these systems by society.
For this reason, the incorporation of autonomous vehicles to common use should be incorporated gradually, so that people learn to trust and that these robots are part of everyday life.
Recently I was able to test a Jeep Renegade for several days with the system that accommodates the direction of the vehicle in case one moves from the lane on the highway. I really thought that the experience would be better, because when I adjusted the steering wheel, the vehicle sometimes moved it from place. I did not feel safe, so I deactivated it.
The fact that the vehicle took control of correcting the address made me feel the same as the one who accompanies me in the seat next to me, when I see that I move from the line, I simply take the wheel and have it corrected abruptly.
I think that situation would really put at risk the driving and I would not feel happy as I happened with the Jeep Renegade.
This implementation of a system that corrects the course, is worrisome, since it takes control of the vehicle and does not provide an efficient alert system.
A while back I could also test a KIA Sportage that could warn when I was diverting the course of the line. And in that case I felt more comfortable experiencing that the vehicle was actually helping me to drive, as if I had someone sitting next to me, as a co-pilot and helping me to see the road.
I think that this first step is really much better than taking direct control of the vehicle where it does not exist in real danger.
This led me to think that what we really need as a first step is a driver assistance system. In the style of co-pilot and on this approach we are working, in the line of products developed by BARO to be part of the society that is transforming the transportation systems, we have designed a drive-by-wire system, focused on cybersecurity and the redundancy.
A system of electronic pedals that connect to the brain of an autonomous vehicle or a digital driving system allowing acceleration and braking by sending commands digitally and again offering a system of cybersecurity and comprehensive vehicle safety that deactivates the system in the absence of other vital devices for the operation of the vehicle.
The CO-PILOT system that will be available during 2019, and on which we work to achieve alliances with insurance and transport companies in order to fully validate the system and offer it to millions of drivers who must travel the European routes constantly. Providing them with a system that will allow them to reduce the chances of having an accident significantly.
Gabriel Giani
FOUNDER AND CEO — BARO VEHICLES LTD
