Winter city

About the contest

Development of an unmanned vehicle (UV) capable of moving in an autonomous mode in winter and at different times of the day, in compliance with the traffic regulations of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as "Traffic rules") under conditions of urban infrastructure, possibly with no road markings, under low visibility of the roadway, in the presence of traffic and hindrance to traffic, at an average driver's level.

Development of the technologies of safe automatic driving of unmanned ground vehicle under climatic and road conditions of Russia.

Actual information for participants of the contest "Winter city" can be found here.

CONTEST DESCRIPTION

TO DEVELOP A DRIVERLESS CAR

adapted for movement during winter season and at different times of the day, considering the possible absence of road markings and low visibility of roadway, with the achievement of a level of safety of vehicle driving comparable to the level of vehicle driving of the average driver.

TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIER:

Driving of an unmanned vehicle in an autonomous winter mode and at different times of the day, in compliance with the traffic regulations under conditions of urban infrastructure, possibly with no road markings, under low visibility of the roadway, in the presence of traffic and hindrance to traffic, at an average driver's speed and safety level.

THE FOLLOWING STEPS MUST BE CARRIED OUT TO OVERCOME THE BARRIER

It is required to pass all the following tests

Tough driving conditions

Driving in poor visibility and under severe weather conditions and confident responding to static and dynamic obstacles

High-quality prediction

Assessment of the surroundings while considering the movements of other road users and taking the necessary actions based on these data

Confident positioning

Positioning of unmanned vehicle (UV) while driving in the urban and suburban setting and assessment of the condition of the surrounding infrastructure

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

Compliance with traffic rules

Violation of traffic rules will add penalty minutes

Testing is carried out in spring-winter times

The major challenge - high variability of testing conditions. The required conditions (fog, snow, black ice) are created as necessary

Sustainable operation of the system at different times of the day

A three-hour route covers different times of the day

Obstacles on route

The UV route may face obstacles (static, dynamic) which should be bypassed by the UV without any traffic violations

CONTEST TIMELINE

03.07.18 - 10.12.18

Selection stage

01.02.19 - 05.03.19

Qualifying stage

01.12.19 - 10.12.19

Final stage

EXPECTED TECHNOLOGICAL RESULTS OF TEAMS

New topologies of artificial neural networks is developed for the processing of data from sensors

Quality of the recognition of the road situation under poor visibility conditions is improved dramatically

Unique data from sensors of participants are accessible

EDUCATION

Participants of the Up Great technology contests are provided with additional services to accelerate their projects and to improve their professional skills in the field of searching for investments for business development, as well as for the launching of projects at international markets. Participants also gain access to technological expertise from the leaders of the relevant industry.

Gonnochenko Alexey

Sberbank PJSC, Technical Director of the Center for Robotics

Danilin Dmitry

OIZ LLC, lead design engineer, chief judge and developer of the Regulations on the annual outdoor field testing of unmanned vehicles "RoboCross" in 2013-2018

Idiatullov Timur

Moscow Polytechnic University, Deputy Head of the Center for the Development of Educational Programs, Associate Professor of the Scientific and Educational Center "Cyberphysical Systems"

Manyonok Ilya

FSUE «NAMI», Senior Specialist Autonomous Vehicles Sector, Information and Intelligent Systems Center

Ivanitsky Anatoliy

EPAM System Inc. Software Engineer

Pavlov Artem

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, project manager Open Skoltech Car

Vorobyov Andrey

The Moscow Automobile And Road Construction State Technical University (MADI), associate professor of the department "Traffic management and safety", Deputy Head of the Center of Competence for the Development of Smart Transportation Systems, candidate of technical sciences

FAQ

Is funding available to participate in the contest?

One of the main rules of all technological contests in the world is the independent financing of development by the contest's participant. The organizers provide no financing, but the participant may invite any investors to participate in financing and use any production capacities of their partners.