Future is individual vehicle and drive yourself? (VIDEO) | RedGage:
People who need transportation assistance in the city have no other option except wheelchairs. Now, however, Hitachi, a Japanese company created ROPITS (Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System) vehicle that helps people with disabilities.
First, how transportation is very easy. All you have to do is choose the destination user using a smartphone or tablet connected to ROPITS.
Also ROPITS will not endanger pedestrians since it moves about 6 km / h. Furthermore, it shall be equipped with a stereo camera and laser rangefinders as to avoid collisions and to assess how best GPS position.
For now, the Japanese company is testing the prototype, and if it will be viable, it is likely that soon ROPITS to get possession of the elderly and those with motor problems. Until then, we all can only hope that it will become the vehicle that will secure urban transport.
Source: Engadget, Descopera.ro
