Case Study: Autonomous Operation of Retrofit Diesel Buses

Eric Bauer

Sr. Sales Director

LILEE Systems, Inc.

San Jose, CA

LILEE Autonomous Bus Overview

LILEE Systems History

Connected Transportation LILEE’s hardware and software solutions provide essential connectivity to the rail and

transportation markets, through unified gateways, edge computing, storage, cloud management, and big data analytics

Turn-key Solutions For transportation and other verticalsHardware | Software | Cloud | Services

Founded in April 2009 – Headquartered in Silicon ValleyEmployees in USA | Taiwan

Management of over $20B of Assets Globally Everyday Through 24,000+ units

Positive Train Control (PTC) connectivity and systems management

Real time connectivity, remote monitoring, and diagnostics

Onboard passenger experience and operational applications

Intelligent bandwidth management for all onboard devices

Unified connected vehicle architectures with integrated computing and storage

Mission Statement Be the B2B software provider for autonomous fleet owners

Path From Vital Rail Communications to Autonomous Rapid Transit

• PTC Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) ensures fail-safe, semi-autonomous operation of trains

Rail Bus / Motorcoach ART• Connected Vehicle solutions

for remote video monitoring, edge computing, and passenger Wi-Fi (LILEE SafeRide)

• Apply safety-first principles of CBTC toward Level-4 automation of fixed-route operations

Connected Autonomous Bus PilotTaichung City, Taiwan

LILEE Systems is proud to partner with the city government of Taichung City, Taiwan in developing a 2.9km autonomous bus pilot in live operation from December 14th, 2018 through January 20th, 2019

Taichung City is Taiwan’s “Second City” with a population of 2.79 million people, a cosmopolitan culture, and a growing technical/industrial economy

Built on the former Taichung Shuinan Airport site, Taichung’s Shuinan Smart City has been designated as an infrastructure innovation district

Connected Autonomous Bus PilotTaichung City, Taiwan

City government faces challenges of a growing population: • Driver shortage • Financial deficit • High demand for public transportation • Air pollution• Road safety

Taichung City experienced a significant population growth and became 2nd largest city in Taiwan

Cities around the globe are actively working together with city planners and vendors to create an autonomous bus solution toward revenue services to reduce costs and improve safety.

Live Operational Pilot: Taichung City, Taiwan

• The first autonomous 9m bus in Taiwan, Asia, and World to operate for regular route and schedule.

• The Law to regulate autonomous vehicle in Taiwan was approved on Nov. 30, 2018.

• The bus served for 31 days in mid-December, 2018 in Taichung City, Taiwan.

Existing Vehicle Retrofitted for Pilot

• Model Year: 2015

• Length: 9m (30’)

• Max Capacity: 38

• Engine• Cummins ISB4 5E5207B

• Transmission• Allison T270R

• Steering• ZF 8095

• Sensors• Lidar• Camera• GPS-RTK• IMU

Autonomous Driving

Connected Autonomous Bus –Connectivity

Along a 2.9km long semi-enclosed bus lane, roadside LIDAR and AI are used to enhance vehicle safety through connectivity

• Safety overlay installed at critical intersections• Sensors

• Cameras

• Wireless Radio

• Signal Priority

• Provides intersection intrusion alerts and communications backbone

An autonomous-retrofit 9-meter diesel bus, running on regular streets, carrying citizens, with signal priority enabled

In 32 days of operation, we received overwhelming welcome with more than 7,000 riders onboard; including elementary school teachers, students, wheel chairs, senior citizens and their dogs

Connected Autonomous Bus –Autonomous Rapid Transit

Remote Monitoring from the Cloud

Application of CBTC Principles to ART

Future Deliverables

• Oct. 2019: Lilee will receive first commercial license to operate AV-bus in dedicated bus lane for revenue service in the heart of Taichung city center

• Sep. 2020: Reach full ART operation with 24 buses in 15.3 km bus route. Similar to MRT & subway, there are 12 buses departing westbound every 5 min and another 12 buses for eastbound

LILEE Roadmap for ART

Case Study: Autonomous Operation of Retrofit Diesel Buses

Thank You!

eric.bauer@lileesystems.com

(925) 216-4575

mailto:eric.bauer@lileesystems.com

AutonomousVirtual track based autonomous vehicles to realize quicker benefits of autonomous driving

ConnectedCommand mission critical applications and deliver differentiated services

EfficientCloud based analytics to increase availability and utilization of remote vehicles & assets

SafeOperations & control center driven vehicle safety and positive driving behavior

ACES for Mobility

• Be sure to include message for MaaS• Role of autonomy

• “Uber for 40ft buses”

LILEE Connected Bus / SafeRideSingle Connectivity To All Onboard Devices. Cloud Managed.

AXIS F44 main unit + 4 x F1005E Sensor Units to monitor front, back and inside vehicle with 2 way audioDual active, dual redundant LTE/LTE-A for remote monitoring and access

MIMO 802.11AC for video offloading and in vehicle client connectivity

Advanced GPS positioning for fleet management

Gyro for Driver Behavior

Dual core 1.91GHz, 2GB RAM, 2 x 2.5” SATA SSD to host NVR

J1939 for Vehicle Telemetry

802.11AC

4G

LTE 4G

LTE

4G

LTE4G

LTE

http://www.axis.com/hu/en/products/axis-f44http://www.axis.com/hu/en/products/axis-f1005-e

Connected Autonomous Bus –Feedback from the city and its Passengers

Our experiences have become a cornerstone for the policy makers and safety regulators to build specifications and acceptance criteria.

We are committed to continuously invest heavily to build an autonomous bus ecosystem and to enhance safety operation capabilities.

The rider surveys demonstrated a high degree of public confidence

Connected Autonomous Bus –Autonomous Rapid Transit

Service Route & Vehicle