The pilot project involved TTM producing a tractor with drive-by-wire controls that was converted into an ‘Autonomous Prime Mover’ (APM) using the autonomous vehicle system from AiDrivers. The APM was tested at Port Tanjung  Pelepas (PTP) and the proof-of-concept (POC) project was overseen by Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC).

“We are incredibly proud of the successful completion of the APM POC project,” said Boo Wei Ching, CEO of TTM. “This milestone reaffirms our commitment and vision to pioneering cutting-edge solutions for the logistics sector. Together with AiDrivers, PTP and HPC, we are leading the charge in revolutionising port operations through autonomous mobility and AI-driven technology.”

The POC involved navigation in container stacks and positioning tests. “Since the launch of this POC project, the APM has successfully passed both site acceptance and factory acceptance tests for autonomous operation,” said Dr  Rafiq Swash, founder and CEO of AiDrivers.

“The tests included functional testing of the autonomous ecosystem for AV environment preparation, autonomous simulation, autonomous navigation in mixed traffic to showcase object detection and avoidance with both local and global path planning as well as connected operations,” he said. “The goal of TTM is to supply the logistics sector with drive-by-wire-ready tractors that are capable of plug-in system integration with AiDrivers’ autonomous ecosystem, which would significantly advance port efficiency, safety and profitability.”

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