GoMentum Station in California
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GoMentum Station, California GoMentum Station is a testing ground for connected and autonomous vehicles at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station in Concord, California. Picture Courtesy: www.gomentumstation.net
GoMentum Sta on in Concord, California is the center of cu ng edge transporta on research in America. Spread in an area of about 5000 acres, it was formerly a naval weapons sta on but now is the na on’s largest secure tes ng facility for autonomous and connected vehicle technology. The Sta on is built on a public/private partnership model, it allows the private sector space to innovate and test at the same me giving access to the public sector to new technologies being developed. This helps facilitate informed policy, regula on and planning decisions. Contra Costa Transporta on Authority (CCTA), a public agency formed by Contra Costa leads the collabora ve effort and facilitates a partnership among mul ple AMs; OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers; communica ons suppliers; technology companies; researchers and academia; public agencies and other partners. These en es converge in research development, tes ng valida on and commercializa on of Connected Vehicle (CV) applica ons and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technologies to
define the next genera on of transporta on network infrastructure. The sta on’s unique and varied terrain and infrastructure allows for the latest developments in transporta on technology to be safely tested in similar condi ons found on public streets. Being located in the San Francisco Bay Area it enables easy access to the world’s top technology companies. It has got partnerships with companies like Ly , Sumitomo electric and agencies like American Automobile Associa on (AAA) and Toyota Research Ins tute (TRI). The sta on is also collabora ng with bodies like Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Japan and Netherlands’ Coast-to-Coast Smart E-mobility program. In India, automo ve sector has a large share in GDP and is going through a transitory phase. Several companies are working on developing autonomous vehicles in the country. Automo ve Research Associa on of India and Cognizant Technologies are working on India’s first indigenous autonomous car. Minda iConnect and Microso India recently have entered into a strategic collabora on to locally develop connected vehicle technologies. Indian automaker Tata Motors is also working on the autonomous cars framework in India and developing semi-autonomous vehicles. Apart from these, there are various startups that are working on self driving technology like Flux Auto, Hi Tech Robo c Systemz, Netradyne, Auro Robo cs etc. All these developments point out to the dire need of ins tu ons like CVTA and tes ng sites like GoMentum in India. The government should take inspira on from the ini a ves like these to device policies which help create a favorable ecosystem for research and innova on in the country.
GoMentum Station, California
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Source: Official Website - gomentumsta on.net May - Jun 2018 | Smart Automo ve | PG.19
