Flying animals are an existence proof of autonomous collision-free flight in unknown and disordered environments.
This paper proposes a semi-autonomous collision avoidance system for the prevention of collisions between vehicles and pedestrians and objects on a road.
Longer term, he expects a larger capital outlay to flow to drone-tech companies after regulators allow beyond the line of sight flying of drones, using autonomous flight, collision avoidance and other remote piloting systems.
The program will seek to guide startups working on various aspects of flying cars and aerial city transportation, including air traffic management, perception systems, autonomous flight and collisions avoidance.
Still, the involvement of autonomous vehicles in collisions, and the lack of public reporting of the incidents, raises red flags, consumer groups said.
Collision avoidance, autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning and fatigue monitoring technology could be mandated through car safety standards, or incentivised by government through subsidies, he says.
The project's leader, Salah Sukkarieh, told IEEE Spectrum that the next year should bring collision avoidance, autonomous delivery, weeding, and sensors for animal monitoring.
Three driving scenarios were investigated: autonomous vehicle driven with full collision avoidance support, autonomous vehicle driven without collision avoidance support, and vehicle driven in manual mode.
Reports of collisions involving autonomous cars by Google and the fatal crash of a Tesla car using its autopilot feature earlier this year are raising fresh concerns about whether ceding driving to computers is safe.
Table 5 presents summary of semi-autonomous car based intersection collision warning/avoidance systems.
