{"id":7243,"date":"2020-08-27T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=7243"},"modified":"2020-08-27T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T12:01:56","slug":"oxbotica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/08\/27\/oxbotica\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxbotica demonstrates right-hand side autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oxbotica is first UK company to complete automated public trials in Germany (Image: Oxbotica)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>This week\u2019s video comes from Germany where Oxbotica has mastered driving on the right-hand side of public roads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCzxtvuwaoY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><center><\/center><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Oxford-based autonomous vehicle (AV) software company is the first from the UK to be granted an AV permit recommendation from the independent inspection body T\u00dcV S\u00dcD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official trials started in July, 2020 on public roads near Friedrichshafen, with a fleet of vehicles navigating a complex urban environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theengineer.co.uk\/oxbotica-cisco-driverless-data\/\">Oxbotica and Cisco join forces on driverless data challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theengineer.co.uk\/driven-consortium-autonomous\/\">DRIVEN consortium on road to autonomous success<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christian Pahlke, Head of Software &amp; System at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuvsud.com\/en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T\u00dcV S\u00dcD<\/a> Highly Automated Driving, said: \u201cOxbotica\u2019s automated driving software has proven itself capable of passing our demanding safety assessment framework, successfully completing physical real-world tests and scenario-based simulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around two-thirds of the world\u2019s population live in a country where cars drive on the right-hand side, a scenario that presents different situational challenges and road markings compared to countries that drive on the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having completed trials in the UK, the German AV permit means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxbotica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxbotica\u2019s software<\/a> has now proved itself capable of following the rules of the road and driving on the right in real-world conditions, bringing the company closer towards the international commercial deployment of its autonomous software stack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement, Oxbotica CEO Ozgur Tohumcu said: \u201cThe landmark T\u00dcV S\u00dcD AV permit recommendation in Germany allows us to test in one of the world\u2019s leading automotive markets, helping accelerate future deployments both in the region and globally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur ability to understand and adapt to the rules of the road for driving both on the left and right-hand side of the road provides a fast route to market for our autonomous vehicle software.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBy testing these vehicles\u2019 ability to drive on both sides of the road, Oxbotica\u2019s public trials are opening the door to international markets and making sure that UK industry is at the forefront of innovation as we build back better from the pandemic,\u201d added Nadhim Zahawi, the UK\u2019s minister for business and industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theengineer.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.theengineer.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. 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