Background The development of a new Automated Driving Systems (ADS) — in particular SAE Level 4 — is the great technological challenge of our time. The complexity of the environments where these systems will operate is astonishing. Tens of billions of dollars and tens of thousands of person-years have been dedicated…

From car to keyboard and back again: The average daily journey of a data package. — Developing self-driving technology and bringing it safely onto public roads is one of the most significant research and engineering challenges of our time. At Five, We’re building self-driving software and development platforms to help autonomy programs solve the industry’s greatest challenges. We’re a diverse team of engineers solving a range…

By Stan Boland — We’re building self-driving software and development platforms to help autonomy programs solve the industry’s greatest challenges. In doing so, we can realise the benefits of autonomy for millions of people. And that reality is going to trigger the most amazing and positive change in the way we live. But self-driving…

By Team Five — How do you put an autonomous vehicle to the test to prove it’s safe? And how do you do that safely? It’s a brand new challenge. The safest approaches involve considerable use of simulation, enabling you to put a car through its paces virtually, so you can iterate on and…

By Team Five — London. Paris. Berlin. Rome. Warsaw. Europe’s cities are both complex and diverse. It’s these differences that make them fascinating, drawing travellers and tourists from all around the world. Many of these cities grew up from medieval villages, hence the winding narrow streets, cobbles and all sorts of idiosyncratic ‘street furniture’…

By Professor Andrew Blake — The so called ‘fourth’ Industrial Revolution, this time powered by breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), will bring about profound changes. Harnessed in the right way, these developments can deliver huge societal and economic benefits. With its outstanding mix of academic and entrepreneurial talent, the UK is in a prime position…

By Team Five — Driving is one of the few complex skills that almost all of us humans are capable of learning. So, for autonomous vehicle developers, it can be tempting to draw analogies between how humans sense and drive and how our systems sense and drive. This is especially true when we’re seeking…

By Team Five — Right now, human safety drivers are a crucial component in the safe development of autonomous driving systems. At Five, as we mature our technology and increase its ability to safely navigate our cities, our safety drivers act as instructors to our learner driver technology. Human drivers intervene to maintain safe…

An interview with Professor Alessio Lomuscio — We’re thrilled to welcome Alessio Lomuscio to our team. He joins us as a scientific advisor. We caught up with Alessio to talk about his research interests and what he’ll be bringing to Five. What will you be focusing on for Five? I’m here to help Five tackle the challenge…