Renault Debuts Obstacle Avoidance Feature for Autonomous Cars

Renault has announced an obstacle avoidance feature for autonomous vehicles made specifically to handle challenging driving situations. The automaker says that its industry first autonomous obstacle avoidance system is as capable as professional test drivers, who were the inspiration for the feature. Renault Open Innovation Lab, which is based in Silicon Valley, developed the new feature for autonomous vehicles.

Renault Open Innovation Lab is part of a network within the Renault-Nissan Alliance that focuses on advancing safety and self-driving technologies, and improving existing driver assistance features. Renault wants to be one of the first automakers to offer what it calls “mind off” driving technologies via so-called robo-vehicles.

Development of the obstacle avoidance system for autonomous vehicles was aided by Stanford University’s Dynamic Design Lab under the leadership of Cgris Gerdes, the former Chief Innovation Officer of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

By 2022, Groupe Renault intends to launch more than 15 vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability. Renault has been testing autonomous vehicle technology using self-driving Zoe all-electric hatchbacks.

Meanwhile, Renault’s Alliance partners are also hard at work on self-driving technology. We recently rode in an autonomous Infiniti Q50 Hybrid that previews the future of Nissan’s evolving ProPilot system.

Check out the video below of Callie, a self-driving Renault Zoe.

Source: Groupe Renault

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