KARACHI – Engineers at NED University of Engineering and Technology have successfully completed the test drive of Pakistan’s first driverless car, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The car, which has been developed over the course of a year, is now operational on the roads of NED University, surprising everyone with its performance.
The project, initiated by the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) at the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, started a year ago.
The driverless car, built using a Chinese-imported electric vehicle, utilizes AI, robotics, mapping, and sensor/vision technologies to navigate without human input.
Dr. Muhammad Khurram, the leader of the engineering team and Director of the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence, explained that the project reached a level of maturity after a year of development.
“We are now conducting trials and road tests, integrating radar technology and computer vision, as well as working on object detection, lane recognition, speed limit detection, and signal light recognition to make the car fully autonomous,” Dr. Khurram said.
Currently, the car’s speed is limited by its algorithm to 15-20 km/h. The car is also capable of making turns and detecting oncoming traffic. The team member, Inzamam Khan, added that the vehicle was designed to handle Pakistan’s challenging and uncontrolled urban environment, with a strong sensor technology capable of supporting this complex task.
