GM has designed Cruise AV , a zero-emission self driving car that do not require a driver, no steering and pedals or manual controls that will be ready for production by 2019. It has filed a safety petition with the Department of Transportation.
How Cruise AV operates? Explained on GM's safety report, they have considered three elements:
1) Perception - sees” by using sensors to monitor its environment. The sensors feed information to the computer that combines the sensor data with high-definition map data to localize the vehicle. Detects and classifies objects, determines their location and provides their speed and direction.
2) Planning - determines the desired vehicle behavior. It accounts for road rules and plans routes for the car to travel from trip origin to destination. It chooses routes to optimize efficiency and safety and to route the car only on streets within its capabilities. Based upon vehicle location, other road users’ predicted actions, traffic controls, road markings, rules of the road and other external factors. Planning identifies multiple paths per second, and constantly chooses the best one to meet changing road conditions and events.
3) Controls - function implements the final path from Planning, converting its commands for the actuators that control the steering, throttle, brake and drive unit. GM designed the Controls function to give the self-driving system full vehicle maneuverability complete with stability, traction and anti-lock brake systems fully active.
How Cruise AV operates? Explained on GM's safety report, they have considered three elements:
1) Perception - sees” by using sensors to monitor its environment. The sensors feed information to the computer that combines the sensor data with high-definition map data to localize the vehicle. Detects and classifies objects, determines their location and provides their speed and direction.
2) Planning - determines the desired vehicle behavior. It accounts for road rules and plans routes for the car to travel from trip origin to destination. It chooses routes to optimize efficiency and safety and to route the car only on streets within its capabilities. Based upon vehicle location, other road users’ predicted actions, traffic controls, road markings, rules of the road and other external factors. Planning identifies multiple paths per second, and constantly chooses the best one to meet changing road conditions and events.
3) Controls - function implements the final path from Planning, converting its commands for the actuators that control the steering, throttle, brake and drive unit. GM designed the Controls function to give the self-driving system full vehicle maneuverability complete with stability, traction and anti-lock brake systems fully active.