Oxbotica, an autonomous vehicle software company, headquartered in Oxfordshire, England, recently announced that it has mastered driving on the right-hand side of the road on public roads.
The company achieved this feat after being granted automated vehicle (AV) permit recommendation by the independent inspection body TÜV SÜD to conduct live trials in Germany. The company completed numerous trials on the left-hand side of the road in the UK, including on the complex streets of London.
This achievement is important as around two-thirds of the world’s population live in a country where cars drive on the right-hand side, including mainland Europe, the USA and China. These present different situational challenges and road markings to countries like the UK, Australia and Japan, which drive on the left.
The company has said in the press release that the official trials started last month on public roads near Friedrichshafen, with a fleet of vehicles successfully navigating a complex urban environment.
