JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi continues to encourage the private sector to start using autonomous vehicles (unmanned vehicles).
This was revealed by the Minister of Transportation at the Inauguration of the Use of Autonomous Electric Vehicles by property developer Sinar Mas Land in collaboration with Mitsubishi Corporation, Friday (20/5) in BSD City, Tangerang, Banten.
"I am proud that the private sector has played an active role in supporting the government's efforts to present this future vehicle in Indonesia. This intelligent transport system is a necessity that will happen," said the Minister of Transportation.
The use of autonomous electric vehicles has a number of advantages when compared to conventional fossil fueled vehicles. Starting from the low carbon emissions produced so that it is more environmentally friendly, to reducing the rate of accidents caused by human error.
Based on information from Sinar Mas Land, this autonomous electric vehicle comes from France with the trademark Navya Arma variant. This vehicle will be operated at two location points, namely Q Big BSD City and the BSD Green Office Park area.
Navya Arma has an electric drive and a battery pack with a capacity of 33 kWh that can last for 9 hours. The electric vehicle has dimensions of 4.7 m x 2.1 m with a passenger capacity of 15 people, with 11 sitting and 4 standing formations. Arma is equipped with a variety of sensors ranging from the use of GPS (Global Positioning System), LIDAR (Light Radar) sensors combined with high resolution cameras for big data analysis, which will then be processed by a computer that has high specifications embedded in the car. (LM)