In 2021, ARRB announced the CAV Readiness project in collaboration with iMOVE Australia called the iSCAN project [2]. This project aims to establish a new automated probe vehicle as a testbed to enable applied research by the ARRB Mobility Future team to deploy CAVs in Australia.
Figure 1: Localisation capability: Localisation error (colour bar) is overlayed on the map (left) and perception capability (right) developed in the iSCAN project.
ARRB is responding to the growing global autonomous vehicle market, which is projected to be valued at $2,161.79 billion by 2030 [1]. The technology is advancing rapidly, and Australia is ready to adopt it [3]. Achieving high safety standards is the key to deployment in Australia, and it is imperative to identify the scenarios where this state-of-art technology can fail, under Australian circumstances. Especially given that the leading technologies are developed in the US and Europe. Key areas that ARRB is focused on include:
Figure 2: First on-road testing of iSCAN vehicle for data collection
With the advance automated probe vehicle retrofitted with state of the art hardware and leader in road survey digital data, ARRB is currently evolving perception systems specific to the Australian landscape and mapping performance of localisation to develop next-generation mapping systems. The formal updates of the project can be found here [5]. For more information about the project and capabilities of the team, contact Renata Berglas, Mobility Future Business Leader, ARRB.
[1] IMU: Inertial Measurement Unit, GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System
[2] Lidar: Light Detection and Ranging
References
[1] “Autonomous Vehicle Market Size, Share, Value, Report, Growth,” Allied Market Research. https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/autonomous-vehicle-market (accessed Mar. 24, 2022).
[2] A. R. R. Board, “Making Australia driverless ready with ARRB and iMOVE.” https://www.arrb.com.au/news/making-australia-driverless-ready-with-arrb-and-imove (accessed Mar. 24, 2022).
[3] “Automated vehicle program.” https://www.ntc.gov.au/transport-reform/automated-vehicle-program (accessed Mar. 24, 2022).
[4] K. Gremillion, “Perception Algorithms Are the Key to Autonomous Vehicles Safety | Ansys,” 2020. https://www.ansys.com/blog/perception-algorithms-autonomous-vehicles (accessed Mar. 24, 2022).
[5] S. writers, “Australian CAV readiness: Integrating a data probe vehicle,” iMOVE Australia | Transport R&D, May 12, 2021. https://imoveaustralia.com/project/australian-cav-readiness-integrating-data-probe-vehicle/ (accessed Mar. 24, 2022).