StreetDrone has delivered two autonomous vehicles to Coventry University’s Institute for Future Transport and Cities (IFTC) to further develop its data collection on driver-vehicle interaction.
The electric Nissan e-NV200s feature a range of connectivity, sensing and monitoring technologies that will be used to monitor parameters such as drivers’ head position, gaze and blink rate.
They will also test vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity and security, using laser rangefinders to measure proximity of surrounding vehicles and data-logging systems.
According to Coventry University, the investment will further the IFTC’s knowledge and expertise of autonomous vehicles as well as support the university’s wider research activity aims. The mass collection of real-world data and surveying will also be valuable in areas such as environmental research, smart city urban sensing, geo-mapping and health technology development.
Professor Siraj Shaikh, director of research and professor of systems security at Coventry University’s IFTC, said: “The acquisition of these autonomous vehicles will prove invaluable as we continue to support industry with our leading research.
“The ability to test cyber-physical systems resilience and driver-vehicle interaction, while assisting other research areas makes the investment integral to our mission of providing transport solutions fit for the cities of the future.”
The handover of the vehicles also marks the delivery of 25 autonomous vehicles for StreetDrone.
