India (Commonwealth) _ India was not exactly a priority market for Mobileye Global Inc., an Israeli firm owned by Intel that produces processors and systems for sophisticated driver assistance technology in automobiles, for the larger part of the previous 25 years.
However, over the last 12 months or so, an unexpected spike in demand from India for the Jerusalem-based auto equipment major, which is currently the most valuable publicly-traded company in Israel based on market capitalization, has led to an almost four-fold increase in order inflows from India for its next-generation systems-on-chip and sensing and mapping software for driver assistance technology.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mobileye highlighted the latest developments, including an order from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. for the delivery of cutting-edge driver assistance technology and a proposal to collaborate on a completely autonomous driving system for India.
As automakers in the third-largest car market in the world push advanced driver assistance technology as standard on higher-trim variants of even mid-segment sedans and SUVs, orders from other India-based auto majors are also mounting. This has prompted Mobileye to elevate India to the status of a priority market in Asia, alongside China.
India has poorly signposted roads with a variety of hazards, including potholes, pedestrians, animals, and two-wheelers. The auto-pilot that Tesla now sells is only tested and deployed on highways, which isn’t actually the case if it were used in India. Therefore, years of data collection and analysis are required before a Tesla can be introduced in a nation with a particularly turbulent populace, like as Taiwan, Vietnam, Brazil, or India.
Rules: Tesla’s autopilot needs you to maintain your hands on the wheel at all times. If you take your hands off, it will alert you and then disconnect. This is due to the fact that autonomous vehicles are illegal even in the US. Only California permits businesses to do real-world testing using remote monitoring in a restricted space. Assistance devices installed in vehicles are permitted, and as of right now, Tesla autopilot is considered an assistance device. How would it work in India, and would people be open to it? Will it be approved by regulators? Before autonomous driving becomes a reality in India, questions about who bears liability in the event of an accident have to be resolved.
In order to provide a safe driving experience, Tesla employs eight cameras throughout the vehicle to provide computer vision. Complex processing is then used to recognize lanes, traffic, signals, signboards, and other objects. This is based on the reasoning that if two-eyed people can drive, then so can a computer equipped with eight eyes, or cameras, and radar.
The computer needs lane markings to stay in the correct lane, appropriate speed signs, etc., in order for autopilot to function. In India, there are many kilometers of unmarked roads, poorly marked lane lines, and improper signage during road repairs, all of which can lead to drivers becoming confused and striking the road crew members. There are several situations like this, and even in developed nations like India, it is dangerous to let autopilot operate without a human driver.
Bad driving practices make it nearly difficult for autopilot to function in India with the present technology and software, on top of our infrastructural challenges. When autopilot becomes operational in India, you will be able to order it to transport you to Mars, and the automobile will magically arrive there:
In order to help its computer analyze the environment for any impediments or road signs, traffic signals, humans, etc., Tesla utilizes a variety of sensors, like as radars and cameras, which are positioned all over the car body (you may refer to the graphic below to see how sensors are situated in a Tesla Model 3).
The Tesla autopilot system depends on appropriate lane markings and road signs. When it comes to Indian roads, there are lengthy stretches without lane markings, occasionally advertisements and stickers cover the signs, and hundreds of accidents involving stray animals occur even when a human is at fault. Even after Tesla intends to enter India, I don’t think it will be safe to use Autopilot there unless they certify it for use on Indian Roads. In such conditions, Tesla autopilot would require enormous expertise and upgradation to perform correctly on Indian roads.
The zPod, allegedly India’s first driverless car, was revealed by Bengaluru-based autonomous driving start-up Minus Zero. The self-driving technology created by the artificial intelligence (AI) company is displayed in the zPod. According to Minus Zero, it is a tech company rather than an automaker and will supply other automakers with its autonomous driving technology to enhance their ADAS suite.
