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Self-Driving Cars
An autonomous car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), driverless car, or robot car, is a vehicle that can sense
its surroundings and move safely with little or no human intervention. Self-driving cars or autonomous cars work on a
combination of technologies as follows:
• Computer Vision: Computer vision allows the car to see/perceive its surroundings. It uses:
‘High Optic Camera’ takes the image of its environment. The image is then passed to a deep learning model to
process the image. The various image processing techniques explained in this chapter are used by the car to
know when the traffic light is red or where there is a zebra crossing, etc.
‘Radar’ is a detection system to find out how far or close other vehicles are on the road.
‘Lidar’ is a surveillance method that is used to measure the distance to a target. The lidar (lidar emits laser beams) is
usually placed on a spinning wheel on top of the car so that it can turn very quickly and look around.
• Deep Learning: This is the car brain that makes driving decisions based on the information gathered through
various sources such as computer vision, sensors, etc.
Robotics: Self-driving cars have a brain and a vision, but the brain still needs to connect to other parts of the
car to control and navigate it effectively. Robotics helps transfer driving decisions (through deep learning) to
steering, braking, acceleration, etc.
Navigation: Using GPS, saved maps, etc., the car navigates through busy roads and obstacles to reach its
destination.
Read the article on India’s first autonomous vehicle
https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2023/06/minus-zeros-zpod-indias-first-ai-driven-autonomous-
vehicle/
Video Session
Scan the QR code or visit the following link to watch the video: How Driverless Car Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7icPAspqM
After watching the video, answer the following question:
What do you understand from this video?
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