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A SOFTWARE company has already been commercializing remotely piloted vehicles using nearly 10 cameras.
The CEO and Founder of Israel-based tech company Ottopia said that the firm focuses on “premium vehicles that already have eight-plus cameras and a relatively advanced compute platform.”
Ottopia’s remotely piloted vehicles have been undergoing operations for over six years[/caption]
Drivers use it by summoning a remotely operated vehicle pilot at the press of a button on a cellphone app[/caption]
There are 20 pending Ottopia patents allowing the AI-based Ottopia Remote Chauffeur platform to make teleoperation of higher-end vehicles, MotorTrend reported.
Starting with the luxury high-tech vehicles Ottopia integrates its system in, “carmakers only need to add one more modem, plus a mechanism to keep camera lenses clean,” Amit Rosenzweig said.
Ottopia’s software has already been installed for limited use in cars, buses, and other types of vehicles with companies including Hyundai, Magna and MooVita
One human operator may even supervise multiple vehicles in some cases.
Ottopia’s remotely piloted vehicles have been undergoing operations for over six years.
It has been being developed in 20 different cities, with testing focusing on network connectivity in harsh conditions.
Ottopia’s Chief Technology Officer Alex Kirshon explained how the company’s product essentially works.
The system enables “humans in a remote command and control center to act as your on-demand private driver for things like finding a parking spot,” Kirshon said.
“Recharging and refueling, periodic check-ups and repairs, running errands, family drop-offs and pickups, and even driving you when you’re too tired or stressed to drive yourself.”
Ottopia’s software, which could do wonders when it comes to cutting drunk driving deaths, works if the destinations are able to be reached on low-speed surface streets.
The tech company’s initial product will be limited to 35 mph.
Drivers use it by summoning a remotely operated vehicle pilot at the press of a button on a cellphone app.
When they do, they also request a particular type of driving service based on what they want to be done like a car wash, parking, refueling or chauffeur.
The AI technology assists in making the teleoperated system work with various sensors.
How do autonomous cars work?
Autonomous cars use sensors, algorithms, machine learning systems, and powerful processors to work
They can create and maintain a map of the area around them based on several sensors situated in different parts of the car.
Radar sensors are used to keep track of the positions of other cars.
Video cameras can detect traffic lights, read road signs, track other cars, and look out for pedestrians.
A sophisticated software processes all of this information and plots a path for the car to take, sending instructions to the car’s actuators, which control acceleration, braking, and steering.
Hard-coded rules and object recognition help the software follow traffic rules and avoid obstacles.
Source: Synopsys
Over 150 years of development work has been invested into artificial intelligence advances and real-time super-resolution video streaming.
All of the footwork into the tech came together for the software development kit allowing human-supervised vehicle teleoperation.
The system allows drivers to enjoy the benefits of fully autonomous driving years ahead of when experts predict computers will safely and affordably be able to achieve this.
When it comes to installing it, if a vehicle has a lot of cameras on it, the car would still need the new hardware necessary for the Remote Chauffeur Platform programmed into it.
But it wouldn’t require updated electrical architecture.
