Seamless Autonomous Mobility is using technology designed by NASA for its Mars rovers to control fleets of autonomous vehicles. Called Nissan (SAM), Seamless Autonomous Mobility uses it as a solution for when vehicles’ autonomous systems do not know how to handle the unexpected. SAM allows an autonomous vehicle to assess a situation when it comes across something that it is not programmed for, and ask a human “handler” for assistance. SAM learns from the handler’s instructions, and shares this experience across the whole fleet, reducing the likelihood that the cars will need assistance in the future.
Nissan is using technology designed by NASA for its Mars rovers to control fleets of autonomous vehicles. Called Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM), Nissan uses it as a solution for when vehicles’ autonomous systems do not know how to handle the unexpected. SAM allows an autonomous vehicle to assess a situation when it comes across something that it is not programmed for, and ask a human “handler” for assistance. SAM learns from the handler’s instructions, and shares this experience across the whole fleet, reducing the likelihood that the cars will need assistance in the future.