A few days back, Amsterdam-based navigation technology specialist TomTom has announced details about its autonomous test vehicle. The self-driving car will be used to test the latest technologies associated with the company’s High Definition (HD) Map, and its car-to-cloud-to-car map update services: TomTom Roadagrams and TomTom AutoStream.
Testing of different sensor configurations.
TomTom’s test vehicle is equipped with eight laser scanners, stereo cameras, and six radars. Bunch of sensors with different configuration provides a 360-degree view of the vehicle’s surrounds.