Local Motors, which became the symbol of digital technologies in automotive, turned to IoT supported driverless vehicle technology after its first product: 3D Strati. The company has achieved significant success with its automatic service vehicle Olli, and relies on Stantec’s experience in testing this vehicle.

Catching the attention of the technology world with the world’s first 3D vehicle, Local Motors continues to work on exciting new projects. Reportedly working with the design firm Stantec, the company will speed up the trial process for Olli.

According to this partnership, the test and development process of the IOT-capacity driverless car Olli, developed by Local Motors, will take place. Through hhis collaboration, the reliability of Olli, a service shuttle developed via IBM Watson IoT technology, is planned to be tested. Olli, intended to actively be used in hospitals, universities and public places, responds to increasingly demanding transit vehicle requests. Accordingly, Connected Automated Vehicles will benefit from the design experience of Stantec, a partner of Local Motors, which has gone through a very intensive development effort to transform the idea of ​​the vehicle (the Connected Automated Vehicles) into a reality and to provide this technology everywhere.

Olli, combining cloud-assisted mental programming with the IBM Watson IoT capacity, is the first in the world to feature this. First introduced in June 2016, this vehicle offers intelligent, reliable and sustainable transportation. The carrying capacity is very high, and this car has more than 30 sensors. By the end of 2016, this vehicle; which is expected to depart in the states of Miami-Dade County and Las Vegas; will be able to communicate with passengers on the way to point B; where they are going and how the car is operating. This astounding innovation from Local Motors shows that; the driverless car we are used to see in science fiction or distant future movies is now becoming reality.

Driverless vehicle facility GoMentum Station

Playing an important role in the CAV industry; Stantec is currently working as the program director for GoMentum Station; the largest connected and driverless vehicle facility in the US; and engineering work for the first test site in Canada, AURORA. Local Motors’ talented designers demonstrate their success on driverless vehicles; Stantec Senior Manager Koorosh Olyai said. Stantec is experienced in CAV technology and application; and noted their connections with IOT and other intelligent applications are increasingly evolving as a company.

In the process of developing and breaking innovative tools that combine the latest technology with users; Hugh Palmer, Executive Vice President of Product Management at Local Motors, noted that they have adopted high-level production techniques; Stantec’s automatic CAV solutions are an excellent partner in bringing them to market.