Self-driving car research is moving along on nice, paved roads. But it hasn’t really made any progress off-road. And that’s what Land Rover is working on. They’re working on all-terrain, self-driving technology that will allow the cars to be used on varied surfaces. This technology makes use of cameras, radar, ultrasonic sound, and lidar to sense the terrain their driving on and adapt accordingly. It can even account for low-hanging branches as well as other obstacles that can ruin the ride or put you in danger.
Another feature is allowing cars to be linked together in an “off-road connected convoy” so the cars will share everything from location to things like suspension and wheel positions. If, for example, the lead car gets stuck, then the others can stop or change course to not fall into a similar predicament. There isn’t any specific timeline yet when we’d see these driverless off-road vehicles but we’d love to see them soon..
Source: Engadget