At the 2021 Munich Motor Show, Volkswagen brought its first prototype of the ID.BUZZ model equipped with the < strong> autonomous driving system developed by Argo AI . As we have already discovered over the last few months, the car manufacturer plans to offer a passenger transport service in the futureautomated within some cities of Germany. The Monaco Motor Show, therefore, is; was the occasion for the German manufacturer to show the prototype of the ID.BUZZ AD (Autonomous Driving).
Furthermore, Monaco & egrave; also the headquarters of Argo AI which is carrying out the development of the autonomous driving platform. Testing of a small fleet of 5 ID.BUZZ prototypes is taking place at the Argo AI development center in Neufahrn, near Munich. Argo AI also has a nine-hectare closed runway near Munich Airport to test cars in a variety of ways. of traffic situations. The company & agrave; can & ograve; also count on a test track in the United States
STARTING FROM 2025
We will start & agrave; from 2025 from the city; in Hamburg through a ride-pooling service managed by MOIA. Subsequently, the service will be & agrave; proposed in other cities & agrave; German. ID.BUZZ, please note, has a 100% electric motorization . The precise technical specifications have not yet been revealed. It will be known; more & ugrave; when the vehicle will be; officially presented. Volkswagen highlights that Argo AI has implemented cameras, radar and LiDAR on the ID.BUZZ to achieve safe and reliable autonomous driving.
In particular, the vehicle owns a LiDAR sensor called Argo Lidar which can & ograve; detect objects from a distance of more; of 400 meters. Moreover, thanks to the patented Geiger-mode technology, Volkswagen says, & quot; has the ability; to detect even the most small particles of light (a single photon), so that even objects with low reflectivity, such as black-painted vehicles, can be detected. ' Bryan Salesky , founder and CEO of Argo AI, commented:
The ID.BUZZ AD test fleet represents a milestone in our partnership with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Based on our five years of development and the lessons learned from our operations in large and complex cities; US, we are excited to begin testing on the streets of Munich soon in preparation for the launch of the commercial self-driving ride-pooling service with MOIA.
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