StreetDrone

Year: 2023

Award: Robotics & Automation Awards

Award Name: The Innovation in Transport & Logistics Award

Company: Vantec Europe Limited, Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, Nokia, Newcastle University

With a full-stack capability to develop driving robots and software with associated AI systems to provide autonomous driving, StreetDrone addressed as part of project V-CAL (called 5G CAL in first phase) one use case that had not previously arisen in former operational design domains: How to reliably, safely and accurately reverse park a 40ft HGV tractor and trailer in a loading bay that provided a mere 15cm of lateral tolerances.