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JLR says its AV tech can ‘reduce’ motion sickness COMPANY TESTS TECHNOLOGY THAT TEACHES JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER VEHICLES TO HOW TO OPTIMISE THEIR DRIVING STYLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it is developing software that will reduce motion sickness by adapting the driving style of future autonomous vehicles, “to continue to provide our customers with the most refined and comfortable ride possible.” The company is currently testing technology that teaches Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles to how to drive autonomously and optimise its driving style based on data gathered from every mile driven by its autonomous fleet across 20,000 real-world and
virtually-simulated test miles. Work on reducing motion sickness was initiated during the first phase of the project with a personalised ‘wellness score’ developed to target reducing the impact of motion sickness by up to 60%. Experts at Jaguar Land Rover’s specialist software engineering facility in Shannon have now implemented that score into selfdriving software, explained JLR. The intelligent software combines the test miles to calculate a set of parameters for driving dynamics to be rated against. According to
A LEARNING CURVE Solving the problem of motion sickness in driverless cars is the key to unlocking the huge potential of this technology for passengers, says Dr Steve Iley, Jaguar Land Rover’s chief medical officer.
JLR, advanced machine learning then ensures the car can optimise its driving style based on data gathered from every mile driven by the autonomous fleet. The system even maintains the individual characteristics of each model, “whether that’s the thoroughbred performance of a Jaguar or the legendary capability of a Land Rover. All helping Jaguar Land Rover’s continued development of the ultimate cabin experience in an autonomous, electric and connected future.” According to JLR, motion sickness, affects more than 70% of people. It is typically caused when the eyes observe information different from that sensed by the inner ear, skin or body – commonly when reading on long journeys in a vehicle. “Using the new system, acceleration, braking and lane positioning – all contributory factors to motion sickness – can be optimised to avoid inducing nausea in passengers,” said JLR. “As a result of the project, engineers are able to develop more advanced driver-assistance features.”
ADNOC REVEALS FIRST CERTIFIED LUBRICANT FOR HYBRIDS IN UAE LUBRICANTS
ADNOC Distribution says it is one of the first companies to launch a range of lubricants for hybrid vehicles to be certified by the world-leading American Petroleum Institute’s (API) newest standards. The UAE’s largest fuel and convenience store retailer says the new ADNOC VOYAGER range of lubricants “offer greater fuel efficiency for hybrid vehicles.” VOYAGER follows three new oil standards set by the International Lubricant Specification Advisory Committee (ILSAC) – ILSAC GF6A, GF-6B and API SP – which were introduced by the API on 1 May 2020. The range is one of the first globally to meet these new international standards.
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