Arrival, headquartered in London, UK and Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced that its Automated Driving System (ADS) has completed a live demonstration at a full-functioning package depot without a human driver inside its Arrival Van.
A successful step forward in the commercial vehicle self-driving sector, Arrival said it would soon begin autonomous testing on UK roads.
During the live test, the human-less Arrival Van autonomously maneuvered around a facility performing what the company described as able to autonomously complete all operations performed by a traditional commercial fleet driver. Could the service truck industry be next - sending driverless vehicles to a site for a customer's on-site technician to use? Could this negatively affect the private service truck technician?
Arrival’s Robopilot project was created to increase public knowledge, functionality and public perception of autonomous driving programs. Eventually, the technology will be adapted for the eventual rollout of Arrival vehicles such as a bus and car.
Max Kumskoy, Head of Advanced Driver Assistance and Automated Driving Systems for Arrival said: “At Arrival, we are building supplementary technologies that will help drivers. Depot maneuvers are the most accident-prone parts of a worker’s shift and with our technology, we hope to introduce greater safety by removing human driving errors happening in confined environments.”
The company said it plans to be able to use its Arrival vehicles globally.
For company information, visit www.arrival.com.