{"id":15050,"date":"2017-09-15T05:54:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=15050"},"modified":"2017-09-15T05:54:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:24:22","slug":"navya-adelaide-driverless-ev-mb0208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/navya-adelaide-driverless-ev-mb0208\/","title":{"rendered":"French Driverless EV Manufacturer To Set Up Shop In Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Navya<\/p>\n

South Australia’s copped some flack for its passion for wind energy, solar power and battery storage, but its renewables focus is attracting interest from high-tech companies such as France’s Navya, which produces autonomous electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

The South Australian Government announced yesterday it had laid down the groundwork with Navya for the company to establish its Asia-Pacific manufacturing facility in Adelaide; adding to its operations in Lyon, France and Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

Navya\u2019s flagship vehicle is the ARMA shuttle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Electric, 100 per cent driverless and able to carry up to 15 people, ARMA’s batteries can be recharged by induction and last from 5 to 13 hours; depending on how it’s operated and traffic conditions. Currently the vehicle has a top safe operating speed of 45 km\/hr according to Navya.<\/p>\n

ARMA’s ability to navigate without a human driver is through the use of LIDAR sensors<\/a>,\u00a0 which use lasers1<\/a><\/sup> for mapping the environment,\u00a0Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS<\/a>, a tricked-out odometer and stereovision cameras.<\/p>\n

It seems all high-tech gadgets\/vehicles are accompanied by promotional videos with annoying2<\/a><\/sup> music these days, and ARMA is no exception – here it is.<\/p>\n