Driverless Robosweeper brings AV tech to street cleaning

There’s a new tool in the battle to keep the streets of China clean – Robosweeper.

What’s claimed to be the country’s first mass-produced, purpose-built, self-driving street sweeper has been revealed by WeRide, and a fleet of 50 will be put to the test next month.

The groundbreaking vehicle is a result of a collaboration between the autonomous driving company and Yutong Group, one of China’s biggest commercial vehicle makers.

Robosweeper will showcase some interesting tech when it goes on trial in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, in May. Most notable of all is the fact that it does without a conventional cockpit, with no steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedals.

The EV has a fully redundant chassis and is driven by WeRide’s Level 4 autonomous solution. But there’s no compromise in functionality, with Robosweeper capable of performing typical environmental services such as sweeping, sprinkling and disinfectant spraying. It’s thought the latter could prove particularly useful given China’s ongoing battle with Covid-19.

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