PSA Group has announced a strategic partnership with nuTonomy, a self-driving software developer from Massachusetts, to integrate its sophisticated software system into the customized Peugeot 3008 SUVs for on-road testing of the fully autonomous tech in Singapore.
Under the initial phase of the partnership, nuTonomy will install its software, along with specialized sensors and computing platforms, into the 3008 SUVs that have been customized by PSA’s innovation teams. nuTonomy expects to complete the integration of its autonomous vehicle (AV) system this summer, with on-road testing of the self-driving 3008s beginning in Singapore in September.
Seamless integration of AV software with vehicle hardware is viewed by both companies as a critical step toward deploying driverless cars at scale, over extended life cycles. PSA says this partnership provides an opportunity for both companies to study autonomous vehicle system performance, as well as the end-to-end user experience of an on-demand AV mobility service in urban use cases. PSA hopes that the collaboration, which is being implemented under the Group’s “Autonomous Vehicle for All” (AVA) program, will bring to market on-demand mobility solutions offering full autonomy.
Anne Laliron, Head of the Business Lab, Groupe PSA, said, “This collaboration is a significant step towards fully autonomous vehicles, which will enable us to offer different mobility solutions to our customers. We are excited to work together with nuTonomy’s team of software and robotics experts to make the concept of self-driving PSA cars more and more concrete.”
Karl Iagnemma, CEO and Co-founder of nuTonomy, said, “We’re confident that working with Groupe PSA will bring us closer to our goal of deploying a safe, efficient, fully autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service for urban driving environments. We look forward to future collaboration opportunities with PSA.”
Following the initial phase of this partnership, the companies will consider expanding their on-road AV testing initiative to other major cities around the world. PSA Group’s Business Lab and Innovation Division are launching this collaboration to identify and evaluate new business opportunities, particularly in the Mobility and Digital fields, added the official statement.
The Peugeot 3008 SUV was recently named “2017 European Car of the Year”.
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