NuTonomy
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nuTonomy logo | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Transportation, automotive |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder |
Karl Iagnemma (CEO) Emilion Frazzoli (CTO) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Area served | Singapore |
Key people | Doug Parker (COO) |
| Products | self-driving cars, automation |
Number of employees | 11-50 (2015) |
| Website |
nutonomy |
NuTonomy (stylized as nuTonomy) is a MIT spin-off technology startup company that makes software to build self-driving cars and autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2013, it aims to develop fully autonomous cars by year 2019.
In August 2016, it launched its autonomous taxi service, a first in the world, as a pilot project in Singapore.
History
NuTonomy began testing its software on cars in early 2016. One of the cars that is used to test its software is Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The product is still in research and development phase.
In August 2016, it launched its autonomous taxi service, a first in the world, as a pilot project in Singapore.[1]
Technology
NuTonomy-fitted cars use formal logic to decide their paths in terms of motion, maneuverability, and speed. "Many of today's semi and fully autonomous systems, which depend largely on vehicles around them to determine how fast or slowly to drive, would wait patiently behind the car in front of it until it moved. But nuTonomy cars use formal logic," company COO Doug Parker said to Recode during a test drive.[2] The software guides a car on how to plan its motion through an environment.[3]
References
- ↑ "World's First Self-Driving Taxis 'NuTonomy' Hit the Road in Singapore - TechStory". 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (17 May 2016). "We rode in the self-driving cab that will hit Singapore streets in 2019".
- ↑ Ramsey, Mike (24 March 2016). "Car Makers Hunger for Self-Driving Tech" – via Wall Street Journal.