Optimus Ride, a self-driving vehicle technology company who describe their mission as transforming mobility, will soon be operating their self-driving systems in four U.S. states. And now it’s been decided: their entire fleet will use Velodyne’s lidar sensors.
Optimus Ride CEO and cofounder Dr. Ryan Chin says “For Optimus Ride to operate a fleet at SAE Level 4 requires significant sophistication, intelligence, range and resolution. Velodyne’s technology meets these high standards”.
The Optimus Ride model: self-driving vehicles that provide passenger transport at low speeds within defined, geofenced areas such as planned communities, campuses, and self-driving zones in cities. The company’s vehicles are currently deployed in Massachusetts at Boston’s Seaport District and in South Weymouth; and at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Forthcoming expansion is set to include Paradise Valley Estates in Fairfield, California and a property development in Reston, Virginia.
Using Velodyne sensors, Optimus Ride can precisely locate the position of people and objects around the vehicle, as well as calculate their speed and trajectory.
