Autonomous driving

Connectivity and digitalisation will play a crucial role in the future of mobility; autonomous vehicles and new and more efficient services will shape this future. And the Irizar Group is already participating in autonomous driving projects.

The Automost project (2016), “Automated guidance for dual transport system”, seeks to develop technologies that enable the automation of vehicles for urban and industrial transport applications, in order to significantly increase efficiency, safety, and sustainability. It is financed by the CDTI (Centre for Industrial Technological Development) of the Ministry of Economy of Spain.

Through the Automost project, “Automated guidance for dual transport system", the Irizar Group has developed a demonstrator, the Irizar ie bus with dual driving mode, a manual mode and an automatic mode (automatic pilot for urban environments) that will operate as a commercial shuttle at the cruise terminal in the port of Malaga.

The HiAdvice project, funded by SPRI, aims to design a hybrid vehicle prototype with autopilots for specific automation functions in which the driver can be absent from his position, such as cleaning, parking and manoeuvring in garages.

AutoDrive is a programme funded by the European Commission to create a pan-European ecosystem with the critical mass necessary to initiate standards and provide components and subsystems for autonomous driving.

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Automation levels

Six levels (0 to 5) have been defined internationally to classify autonomous driving as described below. This classification system defines the degrees of automation of vehicles as well as the requirements that drivers must meet.

Level O
No automation

Drivers performs all the tasks associated with driving.

Level 1
Driver assistance

The driving assistance system performs a specific task, while the driver performs all other driving tasks.

Level 2
Partial automation

The driver assistance system performs lateral and longitudinal dynamic driving using vehicle environment information, while the driver performs all other driving tasks.

Level 3
Conditioned automation

The automated driving system performs all driving tasks with the expectation that the driver responds adequately to the request for intervention by the driver.

Level 4
High automation

The automated driving system performs all driving tasks, even if the driver does not respond adequately to the request for intervention by the driver.

Level 5
Full automation

The automated driving system performs all driving tasks, even if the driver does not respond adequately to the request for intervention by the driver.