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The zPod, which Minus Zero, an autonomous driving start-up based in Bengaluru, claims to be India's first driverless car, has been presented. The whole self-driving technology created by the artificial intelligence (AI) company is displayed in the zPod.

zPod Launch:

https://youtu.be/ebPcpxsKFzM

Concept of Minus Zero zPod

As previously indicated, the zPod is an autonomous vehicle that can use its camera suite to travel in any location and situation. With its AI technology, Minus Zero asserts that it can scale up to autonomous level 5, or essentially have no human interaction when driving in real-world situations.

The zPod is a four-seater electric vehicle without any controls or a typical car's layout. The seats face one another. The AI handles all the driving and evaluates all the data from the images that are taken by the cameras in real-time to come to a judgement. According to Minus Zero, using the camera suite will assist reduce costs.

According to the report, in the near future, the zPod's and its AI technology's use cases will be restricted to on-campus mobility, or travel that stays behind a geo-fence and stays off of public highways. The zPod can be employed in locations like academic buildings, neighborhoods, tech parks, etc.

Will Minus Zero zPod be manufactured?

It's interesting to note that Minus Zero claims it has no plans to commercialize the zPod and that it was just intended to serve as a demonstration of the AI-based autonomous driving technology it has created. The company claims that the zPod might serve as inspiration for automakers to consider fresh options for non-driver-centric vehicle design.

Source: Autocar