This year, Ford will add 20 new autonomous hybrid models (Fusions) to the company’s autonomous fleet. This will bring the number of Ford autonomous vehicles being tested on the road to 30. Ford is using Velodyne’s Ultra Puck lidar sensors. They are characterized for their hockey puck size and shape. These devices have range of […]
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Autonomous Vehicles Systems
Autonomous vehicles use sensory systems to make them sense their surroundings. These systems are radar, lidar, GPS, odometry and computer vision. To understand how it is possible to have a car that makes decisions, knows the traffic, knows where to go and the best way to go, we should take a look at each of […]
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are cars with such advanced technology that the owner doesn’t need to drive them anymore! Driverless technology is already in use by BMW, Mercedes, Lexus and Audi. These brands are using technology based on GPS, radar, lidar, computer vision and odometry that enables the car to sense its surroundings, so it can park […]