Electric mobility and driverless cars are two of the fastest growing sectors in the automobile industry. Experts from different parts of the world are constantly working in both these fields. But in the meantime, a group of Pune engineering students have claimed to make a driverless electric car. They have used artificial intelligence (AI) to make it.
According to a PTI report, students in mechanical engineering, electronics and telecommunications have worked together to develop the vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is said to be based on the Level 3, and the BLDC Electric Motor and Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery are used for the Electric Powertrain.
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It is said that the steering wheel, throttle and brakes of this driveless electric car are controlled with various artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. The car comes with features like Sensor, Led Camera, Microprocessor, Automatic Action Control System.
Students who developed the car say that the car is capable of moving up to 40 kilometers on a single charge. Its battery takes about 4 hours to fully charge. The developers claim that the vehicle can be used in various sectors such as transport, agriculture and mining.
Such driverless electric vehicles can be used to connect metro stations with surrounding areas, he said. These electric vehicles can be used in other places such as airports, universities and golf clubs. Although this self-propelled electric four-wheeler was developed as a research project, no details are available on whether it will be ready for mass use.
Previously, the government had clarified its stand on allowing driverless cars. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a statement to the media, said the government does not allow the use of driverless cars in India.
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