Volvo used road magnets to align self-driving cars
- 6 years ago
Volvo's newest autonomous vehicle technology uses road magnets to position cars on the road and was showcased at the company's facility in Hällered, Sweden.
This novel positioning method attempts to circumvent poor weather conditions and physical obstructions that compromise the performance of existing navigation technologies, such as GPS and cameras. Ferrous magnets embedded into the road generates magnetic fields that are picked up by sensors equipped in the self-driving vehicle.
This novel positioning method attempts to circumvent poor weather conditions and physical obstructions that compromise the performance of existing navigation technologies, such as GPS and cameras. Ferrous magnets embedded into the road generates magnetic fields that are picked up by sensors equipped in the self-driving vehicle.