Honda unveils "light tiger without roof"!? "Honda AWV" with off-road tires and round lights was amazing!

Honda Unveils Prototype of Autonomous Work Vehicle "Honda AWV"!

Honda's North American subsidiary (Honda USA) conducted a field test of a prototype of the autonomous work vehicle "Honda AWV (Autonomous Work Vehicle)" at the construction site of Black & Veatch, a construction company in New Mexico. declared successful. What are the characteristics of an AWV that looks like a light truck? [Image] The latest model that can be said to be Honda's "roofless light tiger" is too amazing! (35 sheets)

US Honda AWV (prototype). Honda e eyes? Actitrack rear? The latest model with a great sense of collaboration!

AWV was first announced as a concept at "CES 2018" held in Las Vegas in 2018. AWV combines a robust and durable "off-road side-by-side platform" with emerging advanced autonomous driving technology. The exterior has a style similar to that of a light truck without a roof, which can be seen in orchards even in Japan. At the front, round headlights similar to Honda's electric vehicle "Honda e" give an impression of friendliness, and off-road tires are installed at the feet. The loading platform is believed to have been diverted from Honda's "Acty Truck" light truck, whose production ended in April 2021, and the area around the rear tail lamp is the Acty Truck itself. Features of AWV include acquisition of position information by GPS, detection of obstacles by radar and lidar, remote monitoring by stereoscopic (3D) cameras, etc., autonomous driving using a series of sensors, and operation by remote control. increase. This time, Black & Veatch provided a field test site to verify AWV technology at construction sites. In this test, a photovoltaic construction site where the solar panel support structures are arranged in a regular grid pattern to verify the ability of the AWV to stop precisely at pre-set points on the route. Honda was selected to create a high-definition map of the 1,000-acre site so that AWV start and stop points can be precisely set using a cloud-based application interface that runs on tablets and PCs. As a result, it proves that the car can be stopped within a few centimeters of the point. This test demonstrated that the AWV's battery system can operate in hot environments for up to 8 hours and tow trailers weighing up to 1600 pounds or more. This opens the door for AWV to expand its services to a wide range of industries that require robust off-road autonomous driving solutions where other solutions are impractical due to workforce constraints and safety concerns. It's called. In addition, as mentioned above, AWVs are capable of autonomous driving and remote control, can carry large loads, and can be equipped with attachments and tools, making them suitable platforms for various work environments. Regarding the AWV, Kenton Williams, project leader of Honda in the United States, said as follows. “Honda was able to demonstrate the performance of its prototype autonomous work vehicle, a rugged electric vehicle, in a large-scale construction environment. We believe that it has the potential to bring higher efficiency, higher safety, and superior environmental performance to the industry." will continue to develop the platform through future trials.

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