Jaguar Land Rover is looking to take self-driving
cars off-road, regardless of weather and terrain conditions. The name of the
project is CORTEX and it has a budget of £ 3.7 million (US$ 4.9 million). The
British automaker will employ a new 5D technique that combines acoustic, video,
radar, light detection and distance sensing data with machine learning. All the
information is then processed in real time, allowing the vehicle to behave in
what JLR says is an “increasingly sophisticated way.”
The technology will be honed via algorithm
development, sensor optimization and physical testing on off-road tracks in the
UK. Meanwhile, machine learning experts from the University of Birmingham will
join the project, giving JLR access to their research into radar and sensing
for autonomous platforms.
