The history of the automobile has come a long way in no time. From the firsts which looked more like carts, to the emblematic Citroën 2CVs and passing by the drive wheels, nothing can stop progress. It’s not yet time for flying cars in science fiction movies, but in the meantime, it’s the autonomous car that is shaping the future. The editorial team presents its top of these small intelligent racing cars.
What you will learn
Rolls-Royce 103EX Concept: smart health connected luxury
The 103EX is an ultra futuristic concept that would make flying cars cheesy. It surely announces the future of the brand, its next direction. The main axes are the engines zero emissions and of course the autonomous driving. Which, in the case of Rolls Royce, is not useless since these are more vehicles designed to be transported by a driver.
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The design of the 103EX Concept was imagined by Giles Taylor, the style director. The Rolls-Royce rests on huge wheels of 28 inch with narrow tread. It measures 5.90m long and the front fenders are separate and also act as chest.
The presentation ehealth shows antagonistic doors which open outwards and the roof, swivels to the top. It won't even be worth bending over to get into the vehicle. The rest is like the brand. The 103EX is furnished with leather and of precious wood and the cabin is fitted with a silk and wool sofa. Passengers face a screen surrounded by Indonesian wood.
The virtual driver, apart from driving, is supposed to satisfy all your desires. Yes, so we can forget the steering wheel and the pedals, It's from the past. The V12 also fell into oblivion to make way for an engine electric. Rolls-Royce gives no details on engine power, but it should be more than enough, as usual.
Volvo with its autonomous XC90
The Swedish manufacturer spends the second in the experimentation of its autonomous vehicles with the project Drive me. Of SUV XC90 will be tested by consumers. They have what the brand calls "Autonomus Driving Brain", which allows the user to do other things besides driving.
When the SUV XC90 is traveling on a road compatible with autonomous driving, pallets behind the steering wheel flash. When pressed, the vehicle goes into mode Auto Pilot. When the end of the compatible zone arrives, a countdown of 6 seconds with audible alerts is set up. With no response from the driver, theIntelliSafe park the car automatically.
Volvo aims to market truly autonomous models in 2024. In the meantime, the brand offers its S90 and V90 with the option Pilot Assist which keeps vehicles on track and maintains a safe distance.
The autonomous Google car
Everyone has heard of the Google Car. According to the American giant, this autonomous car has sensors that detect objects at a distance of two soccer fields. The roof mounted laser remote sensing module, Lidar, allows it to "see" in all directions. Nothing escapes, pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. Google's car would even be able to detect plastic bags who fly and the birds approaching.
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The software classifies obstacles according to their cut, their form and their movement. It also anticipates their movements to choose a suitable speed and the good trajectory. With a map and the information sensor, the Google Car determines its position.
The Google Car still ships $ 150,000 sensors, computers and cameras. Its marketing is announced for 2023. In the meantime, their Review fleet includes Lexus SUV modified and fully prototypes autonomous who still welcome drivers.
Mercedez Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion
The German manufacturer also presents its vision of the 2030 car to us. The F 015 Luxury in Motion looks like a small spaceship. It is covered with LED who change color to indicate if someone is driving or not. If the lights are white, the vehicle is driven by a human. If they are blue, it's here machine who took the pedals.
The concept car LEDs also display messages like announcing a slowdown to motorists following you. At the front, the lighting is adjustable and informs pedestrians that the car has spotted them. A green laser then displays a pedestrian crossing On the ground.
Inside, the aluminum and leather armchairs are adjustable 180 degrees so that everyone can face each other while driving independently. The interior includes six Ultra HD screens to control security and entertainment systems.
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Mercedes goes even further by offering a application which allows you to control this concept at distance. The propulsion system is hybrid with a hydrogen and two others electric of 136 horses each. The autonomy is 1,100 kilometers including 200 in all-electric mode.
Tesla model S, already on the market
Tesla is well known to the general public for being the leader in automotive innovation. His models S have been marketed in France since summer 2013, but those with the autopilot have been sold since 2014. A application for smartphones already allows you to control certain functions and the brand would also work on smart health connected watches.
This electric car, apart from its 0 to 100 km / h in 2.7 seconds and his air filter, is equipped with piloting automatic. It evolves gradually as updates software. The car can easily follow the road and alone change lanes when the user activates the flashing light. The Autopilot adapts its speed according to the traffic and the Model S alerts you when it has spotted a parking space and park of herself if the driver wishes.
Enjoying since august 2016 autonomy greater than 600 kilometers, it is currently the most popular production electric car powerful and with the most great autonomy. According to the manufacturer, december 2015, the Model S had already exceeded 100,000 sales.
The French Touch
The alliance Renault-Nissan has just acquired Sylpheo, a software publisher specializing in cloud computing. The two manufacturers plan to accelerate their autonomous cars and their development ofsmartphone applications for vehicles. The alliance plans to launch more than ten models equipped with an autonomous system from here 2023.
In the meantime, Renault is developing its technology on a new Space. Among other things, it was equipped with six different types of sensors, digital cameras and laser scanners.
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The French manufacturer ensures that autonomous driving and smart health connected vehicles will be developed for the mass market and the traditional models on three continents. In 2023, Renault and Nissan will set up a autonomous intersection system which will allow autonomous driving in cities, on highways and in traffic jams. The system will be able to negotiate crossroads without driver intervention with red light detection.
PSA Peugeot Citroën, he says he will offer this type of car from 2018. For the past year, he has launched a Review program for C4 Picasso prototypes with automatic mode. In april 2016, two of them have traveled 300 kilometers from Paris to Amsterdam without the driver's supervision.
BMW iNext
On some models, BMW already offers autopilot options. But we are interested in the prototype iNext which should be marketed in 2024. It's a model electric totally rolling without human intervention. For this project, the German manufacturer is joining forces with Intel and Mobileye. The first brings his skills in processors and the second will take care of cameras and anti-collision systems.
The BMW iNext should see the light of day this year but in the form of a prototype semi-autonomous. Next year autonomous driving at a advanced stage will be tested on entire fleets with more functionality. The goal is to offer an autonomous vehicle for class 3 to 5. The third requires presence of a driver on board for certain actions whereas the fifth corresponds to cars not requiring no human intervention. The iNEXT will be able to cover levels 3 to 5 of autonomous driving.
Autonomous F1
To close this top, we have chosen to highlight a first. Formula E championship leaders have announced that 2016 will be held a championship reserved for the autonomous electric car. It will be the Roborace.
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The races will take place on the same day and on the same circuit as those of Formula E championship. Twenty cars for a total of 10 stables will fight on bitumen for one hour assignments. This will be an opportunity to Review the performance of these small racing cars.
Teams will only be able to decide between themselves with the integrated driving system of autonomous formulas. It will not be the driver who wins the cup but the best artificial intelligence. It remains to be seen whether it will perform better than humans. These single-seaters should still reach a top speed of more than 300 km / h. The design has already been developed and is more futuristic than the one we all know. The teams will all have an identical car, the aim being to Review the software.
In last december, the FIA (the International Automobile Federation), in order to set up the Roborace, partnered with the company Kinetik. She has already developed basic software, only the participants will have to create their own algorithm to drive the car.
Autonomous driving will be more successful 2023. This new market should represent nearly 500 billion euros on the horizon 2035. In the meantime, generalist manufacturers like Nissan, Volkswagen or Ford already offer these high-tech equipment in their catalog. If you're looking for information on Apple’s Titan project or Uber’s autonomous cars, the editors have already outlined their details.
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