A project to create a blueprint for the future of driverless vehicles in 海角视频 cities - including "robotaxi" services - has been backed by Nissan.
The ServCity scheme, led by a consortium of industry players, has completed 1,600 test miles in a bid to help driverless - otherwise known as autonomous - vehicles integrate with city infrastructure. A Nissan Leaf was fitted with specialist technology allowing the vehicle to detect an object not within the line of sight of the vehicle, for trials on London roads.
Trials took place in Greenwich where the Smart Mobility Living Lab scheme allows for testing of emerging technologies, safely in a real urban environment. The Lab's network of roadside sensors and data processing capabilities helped the ServCity vehicle improve its situational awareness and manoeuvre through traffic.
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David Moss, senior vice president, region research and development for Nissan AMIEO (Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, and Oceania) said: "We are extremely proud to be a part of the ServCity project and our 100% electric Nissan LEAF has proven to be the ideal test vehicle.
"Through our Nissan Ambition 2030 long-term vision, we are committed to supporting greater access to safe and exciting mobility. Advancing our autonomous drive capability and expertise is critical to this effort and research projects such as ServCity are vital to the evolution of technology.
"Through our world-class R&D base in Cranfield in the 海角视频, Nissan is continuously innovating to bring cutting-edge, purpose-driven technologies that benefit our customers. ServCity's achievements contribute to our efforts to usher in a future where we hope to see zero fatalities on the road while providing customers with the added comfort and convenience that come from advanced autonomous drive technologies."
ServCity is a connected and autonomous vehicle project backed by the Government and akin to the projects taking place in and involving Nissan's factory there. During the three year scheme, the consortium of Nissan, Connected Places Catapult, TRL, Hitachi Europe, the University of Nottingham and SBD Automotive has created a blueprint to help manufacturers, transport providers and city planners to prepare for driverless vehicles.
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Robert Bateman, manager, Nissan Technical Centre Europe and Nissan project manager for ServCity said: "Not only has Nissan provided the 100% electric Nissan LEAF as a test vehicle, our talented group of engineers have also contributed to the research and development of cutting-edge autonomous drive technology for use within the project. This has enabled the development of a test vehicle that is able to autonomously navigate the busy streets of London alongside other road users – both stationery and moving – while connected with city infrastructure.
"With more than 115 people involved and almost 16,000 working days clocked up across the consortia during the lifetime of the project, ServCity represents an important step towards future deployment of autonomous mobility."
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