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SB Drive Corp. announced it will work with Finnish Sensible 4 Oy, which has developed a weather-proof automation bus called GACHA.

GACHA is a vehicle that uses advanced sensors to accurately estimate vehicle locations and detect obstructions so that it can automatically drive routes that are set in advance even when heavy rain, snow, or fog is occurring.

Dispatcher is also a platform that allows the operation of two or more automated vehicles to be controlled and monitored from a remote location at the same time.

It is equipped with a function to detect the passengers’ movement in advance or while driving by AI (artificial intelligence) and call attention to remote monitors and passengers, a function to check where and how many times such events occurred in the past on a map and use it to improve the operation route and vehicle settings, and a function to specify the starting point and destination to give directions to the vehicle from a remote location.

In addition to experimenting with GACHA in conjunction with Dispatcher on the public road in Finland, the companies said they are working with automobile manufacturers to establish operations for automated driving buses.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/16/sb-drive/