powertrain engineering
Drivers Peter Guerrier
and Matthew Lennon captured
vast amounts of data during
the week-long road trial.
From left to right: Kacper Kierzanowski
(Senior ADAS Project Engineer),
Dr. Stuart Rowell (Team Leader ADAD),
Iñaki Durand (ADAS/AD System Engineer),
Darren Cousen (Senior Project Manager),
Peter Guerrier (Senior Controls Engineer),
Matthew Lennon (ADAS Engineer)
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on the knowledge and experience
of the whole AVL global network,”
says Wellers. “And now we are
sharing the findings and developments
with our partners in regional
markets all around the world.”
The real star of the trial, however,
was the car. Home to two engineers
for a thousand miles, and bristling
with cutting edge technology, this
machine has advanced the development
of ADAS systems. And it
continues to do so. While what it
has learned has been fed into new
models, software updates and simulation
tools, it has also offered a host
of new insights into ADAS in the
real world. Its learnings have been
shared all over the world and are
driving innovation across regions
and markets. Currently the car is
being tested in a simulator as part
of a government-funded project at
the University of Warwick in the
UK, where it continues to surpass
expectations.
It is, though, a long way from the
high profile driving tour. A week
where both the vehicle and the team
behind showed real grace under
pressure.
Matthias Wellers reflects on the outcome
of the project: “The success of
the driving tour really comes down
to two things: the passion and enthusiasm
of the team on the road,
and the dedication and expertise of
the development team in the background.”
“They should be very proud of
what they've achieved.”