truck driver

As part of the European DESERVE project, VTT (www.vtt.fi/), Iveco Finland and TTS-Kehitys Oy are developing a new software platform that will bring autonomous driving features to trucks. The truck of the future will sense nearby obstacles and possible safety risks, and inform the driver. The vehicle will also monitor driving behaviour and draw the driver’s attention to possible hazardous situations.

The DESERVE (DEvelopment platform for Safe and Efficient dRiVE) project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd involves the development of new types of software platforms, to which the ‘senses’ required by vehicles, such as cameras, radar and laser scanners, are connected. The platform enables software components and sensors to be connected to the vehicle’s systems without compromising their reliability.