Mobileye, an Intel company, has unveiled its True Redundancy sensing system for operating hands-free in Israel – a major milestone in preparation for the debut of its planned robotaxi services in Israel and Germany.
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A new, unedited video shows the vehicle operating in autonomous mode while mimicking the multi-stop behavior of a ride-hailing service with humanlike skill.
According to Johann Jungwirth, vice president of mobility-as-a-service as Mobileye, Mobileye Drive with True Redundancy "defies industry norms with separate sensing subsystems that act as backups to one another. The very normal way in which the vehicle navigates very complex scenarios proves the value in this approach."
How does it work? True Redundancy is Mobileye's approach to environmental sensing, in which two independent subsystems – one camera-only and the other a lidar-radar combination – serve as backups to each other rather than as complementary systems. Prototype AVs now driving in Israel are Mobileye's first to combine the two systems in a single vehicle, demonstrating how the robotaxi is expected to perform in real-world operations.
The 40-minute unedited video, released Tuesday, shows the Mobileye AV going through the motions of a robotaxi service, driving to multiple destinations and pausing where it might pick up and drop off passengers. While previous unedited videos have shown the AV driving only with the camera subsystem, this new installment comes from the fully configured AV that Mobileye is planning to use in commercial robotaxi deployments.
Operationalizing the True Redundancy system is a crucial milestone toward Mobileye's planned robotaxi service scheduled for later this year in Germany and Israel. Mobileye has started the permit and regulatory approval process in both countries to enable the company to begin removing safety drivers on public roads.
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