Getting vehicles from the assembly line to the test bench without a driver will soon be a realistic alternative. The automated vehicle manoeuvring solution developed by Bosch significantly optimises automotive production processes while also increasing safety. Automakers can finally get to grips with challenges such as the tight manoeuvring of vehicles on the shop floor, downtimes in production due to absent drivers, accidents or damage caused by collisions, and a lack of information on where vehicles are located in the plant. Based on its automated valet parking system, Bosch equips the automaker’s plant with a lidar-sensor infrastructure, which it supplements, where required, with Bosch stereo cameras. The information generated by the sensors is fed into edge computers, and smart algorithms tell the vehicle which route to take. In this way, Bosch makes it possible for vehicles to manoeuvre without drivers – even where space is tight. Smart technology installed in the plant keeps the technical requirements in the vehicle itself to a minimum.
“Automated vehicle manoeuvring stems from the systematic work we have done to continuously improve automated valet parking. This driverless manoeuvring service is a further key component of automated mobility. Our solution is designed to offer automakers a new level of efficiency and to help them address challenges such as the shortage of skilled production workers,” says Claudia Barthle, head of sales for software and services in the Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division at Bosch.
“Based on feedback from our customers, we identified an urgent need for a solution that would enable automated vehicle manoeuvring both inside and outside the manufacturing shop. Now our portfolio features a system that meets precisely those requirements.” Bosch is in talks with various automakers regarding the installation of automated vehicle manoeuvring in their plants.
“This driverless manoeuvring service is a further key component of automated mobility. Our solution is designed to offer automakers a new level of efficiency and to help them address challenges such as the shortage of skilled production workers,”
says Claudia Barthle, head of sales for software and services in the Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division at Bosch.
