AWARD
All Weather Autonomous Real logistics operations and Demonstrations
36 months
January 2021 to January 2024
The challenge
Connected and automated driving systems for commercial vehicles can improve the safety and efficiency of freight transport both in confined areas and in mixed traffic (hub-to-hub) and make logistics operations more competitive. Significant progress has been made in the field of autonomous truck driving with numerous prototypes. However, there is still a gap to fill to ensure the uptake of this breakthrough technology and the future advent of an overall autonomous logistic chain. The current inabilities of autonomous heavy-duty vehicles to work with the right safety and functional level for 24/7 availability (e.g., harsh weather conditions) hinder their deployment, along with the lack of a harmonized regulatory framework.
The solution
The AWARD project will develop and enable a safe autonomous transportation system in a wide range of real-life use cases in a variety of different scenarios. This encompasses the development of an autonomous driving system (ADS) capable of handling adverse environmental conditions such as heavy rain, snowfall, and fog. The ADS solution will be based on multiple sensor modalities to address 24/7 availability. The ADS will then be integrated into multiple vehicle types used in low-speed areas.
- D7.3 Impact assessment and user survey results
- D8.1 Market opportunities, barriers and solutions
- D8.5 Final market opportunities, barriers and solutions
- D9.1 Project website and social network account
- D9.2 Plans for dissemination of the results
- D9.5 Final dissemination report
- D9.7 Roadmap towards connected and automated heavy-duty vehicles for logistics operations
- D10.2 Impact assessment methodology
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