The introduction of automated driving in complex urban traffic has so far failed due to insufficient safety and cost-effectiveness. Conventional, vehicle-based automation systems do not “see” enough and therefore have to drive uneconomically slowly or risk fatal accidents.
MAD makes extensive use of digital infrastructure for automated driving, such as sensors on streetlights or buildings and edge computers (usual ‘grey control boxes’ at the roadside). MAD is, for example, much better at detecting vulnerable people and enables economical and risk-minimized operation.
With MAD automation in urban areas, public transport can be improved and expanded or parcel service providers / haulage firms can offer eco-friendly deliveries, despite the typical shortage of drivers in the sector. New high-quality jobs in control centers ensure safety and efficiency with MAD.
Different components of the MAD system are showcased on the booth:
A remote operation's control desk is demonstrating possible ways of interaction with automated vehicles and C-ITS infrastructure in case of reached limitations of the Automated Driving System (ADS). The focus is on infrastructure inclusion and interaction as well as "remote assistance", where maneuvers of automated vehicles are acknowledged and waypoints for passing critical areas are specified.
A sensor pole of consortium partner Vitronic shows how related MAD sensors may look in the future. This includes a stereoscopic camera system as well as a radar and additional sensors in an existing Vitronic housing.
A sensor unit of consortium partner Balluff shows the miniaturization of such MAD sensors using state-of-the-art of-the-shelf products.
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