The US company is developing, in collaboration with DP World London Gateway, a series of tests in order to optimize autonomous driving in the coming years.

The current automotive world is in constant turmoil for the ecological transition.

However, a future step will be to develop more and more autonomous cars in driving. An interesting aspect is that of creating Transit vehicles that are increasingly performing in this respect, particularly even within industrial areas.

In this context, Ford has decided to collaborate with DP World London gateway in order to develop improvements on the side of autonomous driving within large construction sites such as ports.

It is in fact necessary to understand how the vehicles can move independently within the driverless areas, integrating perfectly within certain businesses.

The employees of the DP World company were therefore in some way direct testers for the management of cars and commercial vehicles within their work area.

In simpler words, it has been observed how the relationship between loading and unloading of packages directly with an autonomous vehicle can be well integrated within the work area.

This project was first launched in June in order to observe the potential of autonomous driving in relation to couriers and home deliveries.

We are therefore trying to understand how it is possible to integrate routine and parcel transfer actions within certain large areas that could be controlled and isolated from heavy traffic such as that of large cities.

However, one day we need to understand how daily human interactions can relate to autonomous vehicles. In fact, one issue is the management of a controlled vehicle within a controlled area, while another is the positioning of an autonomous vehicle within an area completely free from any protection.

The city streets are in fact full of possible unexpected events. A simple balloon that can cross the road can create an unforeseeable unexpected event on the part of autonomous driving.

Ford has also already tested the self-driving technology in major cities in collaboration with another company.

The Blue Oval House also plans to develop approximately $ 7 billion in autonomous vehicle investments over the next few years. The test currently in place with DP world London Gateway is within one of the fastest growing ports within the United Kingdom and not far from London, and therefore well integrated with the entire socio-economic ecosystem of the.

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