An Alternative Approach to Driverless Vehicles

Abstract

For over hundreds of years cars have remained the same. Nothing significant has changed. But now, we are seeing a transition from mainstream gasoline powered cars to electric cars. Undoubtedly, electric cars are the future. And they come in with a wide variety of features. The key thing that electric cars offer unlike their mainstream counterparts is autonomous driving capability. But implementing such a feat requires a huge infrastructure, large scale integration, well maintained roads and many more. In this report, we are going to be developing a remotely guided system for vehicles named Telepilot Action Request System or T.A.R.S in short. This system will be both driver controlled and driverless. The user will be able to drive the vehicle from within and also be able to navigate the vehicle to a location without colliding with moving and non moving objects on the road from a distance using smart devices and a dedicated controller. The system will have built-in GPS as well as obstacle detection sensors. The Doppler radar sensor is used to detect the obstacles on the road. Unlike autopilot, this system can be used to drive vehicles on the off roads as well. This system will have Bluetooth connectivity through which the GPS module data can be accessed. With further developments, this system will be able to assist drivers in avoiding obstacles and minimizing vehicles collisions on the road.