Delphi, Singapore LTA plan to launch self-driving vehicles
We are honored to partner with the Singapore LTA on advancing innovative mobility systems, which will put Singapore at the forefront of autonomous vehicle adoption. This is a great recognition of Delphi’s leadership in advanced safety technologies, automated software, systems integration, as well as our ability to drive these mobility solutions forward for our customers.With its AMoD development program and autonomous vehicle demonstration which is a part of Singapore Autonomous Vehicle Initiative (SAVI), Delphi will develop new products and capabilities to serve its global customers. It will supervise autonomous vehicle (AV), test-bedding, and the development of applications and solutions by industry partners and stakeholders.
Today, many automotive companies are trying to shift their focus on the concept of driverless cars, for instance, Uber, a mobile application based transportation network that connects passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire, has invested $500 million into an ambitious global mapping project to wean itself off dependence on Google Maps and pave the way for driverless cars, reports Reuters. Similarly, according to a report in Bloomberg, Mobileye will team up with BMW AG and Intel to deliver fully-autonomous cars by 2021. Jeff Owens, Chief Technology Officer, Delphi stated, “As a partner in SAVI, Delphi will use a foundation of the same vehicle technologies that enabled us to successfully complete the first coast-to-coast autonomous drive of the United States in 2015. Developing a cloud-based software servicing capability integrated with the vehicle creates an end-to-end solution that will eventually allow our existing, and many potential new customers, the ability to enter emerging mobility markets.” Delphi claims that it will be offering existing customers mobility and connectivity, logistics, agriculture and mining for its automated vehicle ecosystem which includes a cloud-servicing capability and opens a host of new business opportunities. According to Delphi, its technology solution is “vehicle agnostic”, which means it can be applied to passenger cars, buses, commercial vehicles, purpose-built mobility pods and electric vehicles. AVs provide the opportunity to facilitate efficient urban and suburban vehicle sharing, autonomous bus or taxi services, logistics and long-distance truck platooning.Vehicle automation isn’t the future. It’s already here. #selfdriving https://t.co/Xo2kCilZwF pic.twitter.com/cr1veGTz5r
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