Delphi launches driverless pilot program in Singapore, aims for SAE Level 4 operation by 2019

Delphi Automotive on August 1 announced an extensive autonomous-vehicle pilot program in Singapore, aimed at demonstrating cloud-based fully automated mobility on demand (AMoD) capability “at the [SAE] Level 4 performance level” by late 2019, said Glen DeVos, Vice President of Delphi's Business Services Unit based in Mountain View, CA.

Operational capability is expected by 2022. Delphi is partnering with the Singapore government's Land Transport Authority (LTA) on the multi-phase project. The initial phase, to be conducted through 2019, will involve a fleet of six modified production vehicles operating at low speed on fixed routes in the island nation's “one north” area, a business park that is currently serving as a test bed for autonomous-vehicle development, DeVos explained in a recent media briefing.