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Indian IT Companies are joining Start-ups and Car makers to develop autonomous vehicles

  • Published | 08 October 2018
The joining of IT companies with the car makers and start-ups to design and develop autonomous vehicle will turn out to be a boon for the automotive industry.
Global: During most parts of the brief trial of autonomous cars of HCL Technology, a retrofitted Ford sedan was being used and it felt like it was steered by an upstart driver who is cautious around the sharp turns. This autonomous touch appeared when a designated human obstacle slowly walked on the path. The brakes abruptly plunged several feet away from the human and as soon he walked away from the path, the car drove it on. HCL is testing the retrofitted vehicle with various autonomous competencies like cameras that can help the car see all around it, sensors, braking systems with new technology, and a navigation platform which will be self-learning and will collate scenarios through simulations. This new introduction of autonomous cars will definitely accelerate the growth of automotive industry globally. According to an insight report around 46 companies including the big players in the car making industry like Audi, Ford, and General Motors, along with component makers like Continental, Delphi, and Bosch, are working on enabling technologies for autonomous cars or making them. GH Rao, president of engineering services at HCL said, “The challenge is to hit the right balance between costs and features, and we are a long way from there. Initially, we are trying to come up with specific use case of the algorithms, especially unique ones, which are part of the maturity curve.” We have worked on building AI based decision-making algorithms that allow us to adaptively learn controllers for driving. In particular, our group has explored the question of learning from demonstrations. These are largely laboratory experiments and have not yet been translated into real systems,” said Professor Ravindran B, head of Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Madras. According to BlueWeave Consulting, in a market which is driven by competitive standards, HCL is promptly feeding the algorithm with various videos which are taken on roads, in-lab simulations and citywise to make the software that they are using robust. Some of the customers are already getting engaged with the different autonomous competencies like systems of auto-braking and other intellectual Property-armed services.  Another challenge that car makers face is bringing awareness to the cars. Thus, as of now, HCL is working on developing the capabilities in remote diagnostics, communications and over the air upgrades. They are also working a lot of safety systems like linking mirrors so that it can project a 360- degree view for the car, lane warning systems, etc. Other companies like TCS, have around 800 engineers who work with numerous established carmakers along with startups in Silicon Valley who are rushing to develop autonomous vehicles. Thus, the development of such capabilities in the autonomous cars will drive the automotive industry positively in the years to come.