Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations (PSSI), the subsidiary of Pioneer focuses LiDAR sensors, announced its partnership with eMoovit, a company incorporated abroad in
Malaysia of MooVita, for a 5G autonomous driving demonstration taking place in Malaysia from January 2020.

This demonstration is done as a part of “5G Demonstration Project” which is convened in six states of the country by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, and verify for autonomous driving through 5G in partnership with Altel. The autonomous vehicle in the form of a four-seater driverless shuttle transmitting data through 5G has been adapted to help with transporting guest and tourist around Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa in Langkawi.

PSSI and MooVita have been conducted demonstrations of an autonomous shuttle bus equipped with Pioneer’s 3D-LiDAR sensor, aiming to commercialize services of autonomous driving level 4 from 2018. 3D-LiDAR sensors use laser light to detect and accurately measure the distance of objects and can ascertain three-dimensional information related to the surrounding environment in real-time, they are regarded as an indispensable key device for the realization of level-three and above autonomous vehicles (conditional automation).

(autonomous shuttle bus equipped with Pioneer’s 3D-LiDAR sensor; image: PSSI)

PSSI will continue to participate in various projects, starting at ASEAN region, and contribute to the early practical implementation of autonomous driving and autonomous driving services in order to expand services and solutions related to autonomous driving using proprietary sensing technology globally.