Jaguar Land Rover showed off their latest connected and autonomous technologies at the UK Autodrive demonstrations taking place at Horiba Mira Technology Park.
JLR is working together with Ford and the Tata Motors European Technical Center in order to test connected features that will allow vehicles to communicate with each other as well as with roadside infrastructure in the future. These types of technologies are among JLR’s priorities in terms of research.
In order to test a wide range of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies over the next four years, they’re creating a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles, looking to make driving smarter and cleaner in the near future.
“We know that there’s a huge potential for these technologies in future vehicles around the world,” said Tony Harper, head of research for JLR. “Until now we have focused on communication between Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, this collaborative approach is a major stepping stone towards all Connected and Autonomous Vehicles co-operating with each other in the future.”
“Our aim is to give drivers exactly the right information at the right time and collaborations with other manufacturers are essential to help us deliver this commitment to our customers.”
Among the suite of technologies being tested are Advanced Highway Assist, Electronic Emergency Brake Light Assist and Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory.
With the help of Advanced Highway Assist, a vehicle is able to overtake other vehicles automatically as well as to stay in its own lane without any input from the driver via the steering wheel or pedals. Electronic Emergency Brake Light Assist on the other hand is meant to warn drivers when another vehicle brakes “severely or unexpectedly”, which can come in handy under poor visibility conditions.
Finally, the Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory feature, which is also being tested by Ford, could help motorists move through traffic without needing to stop at the lights – because they would always be green. The way this would work is that the car would connect to the traffic lights and then advise the driver on which speed would be best in order to catch the next green light.
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