The system could get even better when cars are linked together. It produced an "off-road connected convoy" that has vehicles share not only their location, but minutiae like their suspension and wheel positions. If the lead vehicle gets stuck, the others could stop or change their course to avoid a similar fate. There's even talk of using this to plan automated safaris, where vehicles would slow down when you're likely to get a good photo. As with some of Jaguar Land Rover's research projects, there's no definite timeframe for when you could expect to see this driverless off-roading in practice. With that said, it's easy to see the company treating this as a top priority: all-terrain transportation is Land Rover's bread and butter, and it doesn't want to be left by the wayside if and when self-driving tech is good enough to handle excursions beyond asphalt.
hp is researching all - terrain self - driving technology for Land Rover vehicles that can adapt to different road surfaces using a mix of radar , cameras , and ultrasonic sensors to help vehicles adapt to off - road terrain . No official news has been released regarding when this system may come to market , but since off - road vehicles are central to improving Rover ’s image it is expected to be a priority . This is yet another sign the British automaker is taking self - driving vehicles seriously , as previously reported , it intends to launch around 100 self - driving autonomous vehicles over the next four years to test a range of different autonomous vehicle technologies on English roads .