Platform
A!ex car is a Lexus RX450h retrofitted with PACMod System including the following features and options.
- CAN interface
- Drive-by-wire system
- Speed and steering controller available
- Joystick control interface
- Extensive feedback from vehicle
- Comprehensive and fully integrated into the vehicle, enabling driving and data collection through feedback
- Autoware software stack, running on top of ROS
Sensors
- 2x Mako G-319C- mounted in cab on front window rack
- 1x Velodyne VLP32c
- 1x Delphi ESR 2.5 24V
- 1x Novatel GPS PwrPak7D-E2, RTK corrections available
- 1x IMU-IGM-S1/STIM300
- 2x NovAtel 502 Low Profile Dual-frequency GNSS antennas
Research Groups
Ville Kyrki: learning based autonomous systems, safety
Kari Tammi: vehicle energy efficiency, connectivity, V2I, ADAS
Riku Jäntti: 5G, localization, MTC
Claudio Roncoli: Smart mobility, transportation, logistics
Mario DiFrancesco: Edge computing
Matti Vaaja: mobile mapping, laser scanning
News and Media
- >Aalto News< Invisible powers are driving cars and cranes, but what goes on behind the scenes to get these machines moving?
- Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) approved license plate of A!ex for autonomous driving.
- >Aalto Magazine< Otaniemi, meet A!ex
- >MustRead< Itseohjautuvalla autolla täytyy olla ”terve sydän ja aivot” – ilman niitä syntyy ruumiita
Collaborators
Contact
Jesse Pirhonen
jesse.k.pirhonen@aalto.fiGokhan Alcan
gokhan.alcan@aalto.fi