Vientam's first self-driving vehicle's prototype was displayed in front of a conference building at Phenikaa University. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Phenikaa Group, a multi-sectoral corporation, hasintroduced its prototype of a level-4 autonomous vehicle, Vietnam’s firstsmart self-driving vehicle.
The vehicle is equipped with smart functions, artificial intelligence (AI)and advancements such as 2D/3D maps, Lidar sensor, SLAM (simultaneouslocalisation and mapping technology), machine learning and deep learning.
The electrical eco-friendly self-driving vehicle also has nearly 40 level-4self-driving features based on the standards of the Society of AutomobileEngineers (SAE International), in which level 5 is the highest.
Phenikaa's smart autonomous vehicle is driverless and the user can take controlof the vehicle via a customised application.
It still needs to undergo more tests for safety and at differentlocations, as well as more research to reduce production costs before beingbrought to market.
With the current infrastructure, technology and regulations in Vietnam, itmight take some time before the vehicle can be used on the roads.
"We hope the introduction of Vietnam’s first'Made-in-Vietnam' Level-4 Smart Autonomous Vehicle will facilitate thedevelopment of the self-operating industry, localise technological products andperfectly meet the market demand for high-quality, internationally standardisedproducts and services," Le Anh Son, Director of Phenikaa-X JSC, said.
"If self-driving vehicles are regulated by law like othervehicles in the future, they can solve all transportation issues.So the self-driving vehicles will be our future."
Through the project, the group also expects to create a high-qualityworkforce for the local market.
"We don't hold a dream of becoming an automaker. When investing in thisproject, our first target is to create useful and good high-tech products forlives," Ho Xuan Nang, Chairman of Phenikaa University, said.
"And the second purpose is to gather researching forces and to show thatthis kind of research in a university is really useful for training andteaching."
Last week, Phenikaa Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)with Nippon Koei Vietnam, SICK Sensor Intelligence, Advantech VietnamTechnology Co Ltd, BAP Group, and VEDAX to cooperate inmaking new products with high qualities and superior functions and pushingthe development of the autonomous industry./.
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