By ATN
- Goggo Network plans to introduce Oxbotica’s operating
system for autonomy in its fleet of on-road autonomous electric
vehicles, across Europe - As part of the collaboration, Goggo Network will
begin by deploying Oxbotica’s autonomous driving software in Spain,
across its growing middle-mile operations
Goggo Network, the leader in autonomous vehicles in last and
middle-mile logistics, has today announced it is joining forces with
Oxbotica, the autonomous vehicle software developer, as part of its
vision to drive the future of autonomous mobility and logistics in
Europe.
The partnership will introduce Oxbotica’s autonomous driving system
into Goggo’s middle and last mile delivery operations in its key
industries, including FMCG, shipping, groceries and food delivery. This
will be deployed on-road, as part of Goggo’s electric vehicle (EV)
network. The vehicles selected will have a maximum payload capacity of
up to 1,500kg, which will be important in leading heavy and large cargo
of autonomous middle-mile deliveries for retailers and distributors.
The first stage of the collaboration will see Goggo deploying
Oxbotica’s autonomy software in Spain, to explore the benefits of
Oxbotica’s technology in middle mile delivery in its operations with key
partners including the likes of Carrefour, Día and Telepizza. The
success of these tests will be a key building block for Goggo to include
Oxbotica within its wider mobility network across cities in Europe
including those in France.
Oxbotica’s autonomous driving software is capable of driving both on
and off road, in various weather conditions, low light and darkness, and
able to adapt to any location (e.g. local road or site routes). It uses
advanced AI to accurately sense and predict changes to the environment
the vehicle is in, whilst learning from previous journeys, which is key
to continually improving the safety and efficiency of the technology.
The announcement comes at a time of high fuel costs and a shortage of
drivers across Europe, but ever increasing demand for services as
online shopping skyrockets. By 2026, across Europe, driver shortage is expected to triple,
with the total topping two million. Goggo and Oxbotica’s collaboration
will help tackle these challenges and address the urgent need to move
goods from A to B safely and efficiently.
“Our partnership with Oxbotica centres around a shared commitment to
realising the benefits of autonomous mobility today,” said Yasmine Fage,
co-founder and COO at Goggo.“Our collaboration will enable Goggo to
provide an unparalleled experience for autonomous middle and last mile
deliveries throughout Europe. We were impressed by Oxbotica’s system for
autonomy and its outstanding safety standard, and we are excited to see
how this collaboration can have a positive impact in the logistics
industry, helping some of the critical challenges it faces today.”
“We are thrilled to be working with Goggo to enable businesses in
Europe to deploy autonomous vehicle technology sooner for safer and more
efficient operations,” said Gavin Jackson, CEO at Oxbotica. “We look
forward to deploying our unique autonomy solution into their mobility
network. From Goggo benefitting their fleets being driven by Oxbotica to
our ground-breaking virtual testing environment and suite of
cloud-based management tools – we can help Goggo get the most value from
their autonomous fleets.”
Alongside Oxbotica’s self-driving software, Goggo will be tapping
into Oxbotica’s fleet management system to safely and effectively
operate its fleet of autonomous vehicles, and optimise operational
performance.
Goggo will also benefit from Oxbotica MetaDriver – a suite of tools
that uses generative AI and machine learning to validate, verify and
ensure the safety of autonomous vehicles in a virtual environment.
Oxbotica MetaDriver automatically generates a vast bank of scenarios,
used to test and refine AV operations and behaviours without ever
needing to physically drive in them, which will accelerate the safe
deployment of autonomous vehicles in Goggo’s network.
Goggo plans to start operating with safety drivers to oversee its
entire Autonomous Mobility Network in 2023, and once the respective
safety validations have been completed and regulatory clearance
obtained, it will make the transition to full autonomy.
