Sneak peek – first test runs for AOS’s autonomous test platform, the "Pug"
May 26, 2020
Today we ran our battery/electric platform that we will use to mount pedestrian and animal mannequins to create challenges for our Kelpie autonomous ground vehicle. These pedestrians and animals will cross into the path of the Kelpie, allowing us to evaluate its obstacle detection and collision avoidance performance.
AOS has been focusing on off-road autonomy for more than three years. We are developing a completely off-road autonomous vehicle, which is able to traverse and adjust to multiple surfaces and environments.
AOS has developed the Pug autonomous pedestrian. With a custom-developed chassis and software modified from AOS’ Kelpie autonomous land vehicle, the Pug allows for emulating pedestrians and animals in a safe and controlled manner.