Solutions Needed for Independently Moving Vehicles and Possible Applications of This Technology

Abstract

Autonomous vehicles are a set of technologies currently in its development and testing stage with a considerable potential for improving transportation safety and positively affect the quality of life for the majority of people. However, the technologies used for the implementation of self-driving are very highly sophisticated and required the further development of other technologies, such as Lidar, Radar, Cameras, and Neural networks. This thesis aimed to define the concept of autonomous vehicles, analyze the current development stage, and describe use cases for this technology. The desk study methodology was used in order to collect and analyze the most relevant data gathered by companies testing the actual self-driving vehicles on the roads nowadays. This research produced relevant data and analysis of the hardware and software in the self-driving vehicles but did not provide the process of implementation for the actual self-driving vehicle. The results demonstrate that self-driving technology nowadays is not ready for the consumer market or business-to-business sales. This technology is yet in the testing stage due to its high standards for the safety and complexity of law processes and bureaucracy applied. Additionally, the study represented potential technologies that could possibly be implemented and testing processes in different companies.