{"id":337549,"date":"2017-04-04T17:11:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T09:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1472233"},"modified":"2017-04-04T17:11:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T09:11:33","slug":"daimler-and-bosch-fully-autonomous-cars-within-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/daimler-and-bosch-fully-autonomous-cars-within-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Daimler and Bosch: fully autonomous cars within 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Look out, startups. The big guns are taking on autonomous driving with serious intent. Daimler<\/a>, one of the largest vehicle\u00a0manufacturers in the world, announced that it is partnering with Bosch<\/a>, one of the largest automotive tech and hardware suppliers in the world, to bring fully autonomous vehicles to urban roads \u201cby the start of the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s already 2017, so the start of the next decade is not quite three years away. But with the resources available to the Daimler-Bosch partnership, they plan on co-developing vehicles capable of SAE Level 4 fully automated driving and SAE Level 5<\/a> driverless operation. The focus of the partnership will be on the software and algorithms required to make those advanced driving systems safe and predictable.<\/p>\n

According to press releases from both companies, the goal is to create shared cars that can operate autonomously within designated areas of a city. The user can call the car via app, ride without a driver, and be dropped off, leaving the driverless car to pick up another customer. The companies hope to both ease traffic and improve accessibility for those who can\u2019t drive or don\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n

Of course, other ride hailing companies are already headed down this driverless road, most notably Uber<\/a>. But Uber and Daimler<\/a> formed a partnership in early 2017 to develop self-driving cars. And Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, which is under the Daimler umbrella, has been showcasing fully autonomous concept cars at auto shows in recent years.<\/p>\n

But in an interesting side note, the head of the Mercedes-Benz Cars R&D validation and testing, Jochen Haab, said in an interview<\/a> over the weekend that a \u201cdriverless taxi\u201d-type situation was \u201cat least a decade away.\u201d Haab was in Australia overseeing an autonomous driving pilot project\u2013one that may move a bit more quickly now.<\/p>\n

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\"Autonomous Look out, startups. The big guns are taking on autonomous driving with serious intent. Daimler, one of the largest vehicle\u00a0manufacturers in the world, announced that it is partnering with Bosch, one of the largest automotive tech and hardware suppliers in the world, to bring fully autonomous vehicles to urban roads “by the start of the next decade.” It’s already 2017, so… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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