What Are Some of the Challenges GNSS Manufacturers Have regarding Autonomous Vehicle Traffic?2/16/2018 Last week, Elon Musk and his Space X engineers successfully launched the Heavy Falcon and even sent a Tesla into space. You can bet he will be able to get autonomous vehicles on the road for public use very soon. As you probably know, some of the biggest and richest companies have begun development of their own self-driving vehicles to various levels of success. Tesla is one of those companies, and you can expect that there will be a Tesla model on the road very soon. However, before the vehicles can be purchased by the public, the technology must be perfect. When you go into an autonomous vehicle you are literally putting your safety in the hands of a machine. One of the factors that will need to be worked out beforehand is the accuracy of GPS receivers to ensure that the computer software operating the vehicle is able to understand where it is and react quickly in the event that there is an obstacle on the road or stoppage in traffic. It must always be resistant to jamming and blockages that can potentially affect GNSS receivers today as well. GPS World magazine actually asked several experts what they believe needs to happen before autonomous vehicles become a mainstay on roads in the United States. All three experts questioned said that there must be multiple safeguards implemented just in case the GPS receiver experiences some sort of a malfunction. These could include “social” interactions between the various vehicles on the road, the coupling of GNSS receivers with cameras and sensors, and implementing corrective services. In addition to that, they all agree that GNSS manufacturers must incorporate product developmental standards and increase performance requirements in order to have GNSS receivers on the level where the computer can make quick, intellectual decisions based on precise position detection. While we still have a long way to go, the truth is that the tech industry is up for the challenge. We just put a Tesla in space for crying out loud!
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