Peugeot to test driverless cars in Singapore
French automaker PSA said Wednesday it was teaming up with nuTonomy to integrate the US startup’s software into one of its vehicles for on-road testing of fully autonomous cars in Singapore.
nuTonomy will install its software, along with sensors and computing platforms, into customised Peugeot three thousand eight vehicles, with the vehicles expected to hit the streets in September.
A company spun off from MIT, a leading US research university, nuTonomy has been behind a public trial of driverless taxis that got underway in Singapore last year, albeit engineers railed along to take over in case of a problem.
“We’re certain that working with Groupe PSA will bring us closer to our aim of deploying a safe, efficient, fully autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service for urban driving environments,” nuTonomy’s chief executive Karl lagnemma said in a statement.
The two companies said the integration of driverless technology into production model vehicles was an significant part of their partnership as it will be critical for their introduction on a broader scale.
The crossover Peugeot three thousand eight SUV is a much larger vehicle than the nuTonomy vehicles presently in use in Singapore.
“This collaboration is a significant step towards fully autonomous vehicles, which will enable us to suggest different mobility solutions to our customers,” said Anne Laliron, head of the automaker’s experimental unit.
The companies said they will consider expanding on-road testing to other major cities around the world following the initial phase of this partnership.
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