Dark taxis to delineate for future self-sufficient autos under new arrangement

Dark taxis to delineate for future self-sufficient autos under new arrangement

London cabbies will soon be taking to the capital's roads with best in class information logging frameworks, making a dynamic and top notch virtual guide for future self-governing vehicles.
The declaration comes following a progression of understandings amongst tech and ride-hailing organizations and additionally government experts, and will see around 500 dark taxis in London kitted out with mapping gear.

By using cutting-edge advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) fitted to London taxis, a network of “high definition crowd sourced maps” will be created, detailing streets and key infrastructure in the capital for autonomous cars to use, while also helping London itself become ‘autonomous ready’.
The mapping hardware and software, developed by Intel-owned tech company Mobileye, can be fitted to any vehicle, and comprises a single windscreen-mounted camera. As well as building up a dynamic data picture of city streets, the company’s equipment could bring extra safety features, thanks to its collision prevention features.
The task, because of begin in mid 2019, will likewise observe Uber drivers in New York and cabbies fit as a fiddle the self-driving future while, in the US, up to 2,000 trucks are relied upon to be kitted out with the vital gear.