VIST Group completed the project on creation of the robotic truck tractor based on Kamaz 5490 Neo

2019: Project completion on creation of the robotic truck tractor

On November 5, 2019 the VIST Group company reported that it together with Nazarbayev Universitetom and PJSC KAMAZ completed the large international project on creation of the robotic truck tractor based on Kamaz 5490 Neo.

According to the company, the project was separated into 2 stages. At the first stage the car was partially converted and prepared for the autonomous movement by the staff of the division of VIST Group company which is responsible for the robotic systems.

On the car installed a complex of systems for ensuring the autonomous movement which considerable part is own development of the company. For the safe movement and scanning of an environment the car was equipped with lidars, radars and the system of positioning of world leading manufacturers of Continental, Quanergy, Trimble. Within the first stage tests on the special polygon located in the territory of the innovation center Skolkovo were made.

For VIST Group the truck tractor is the pilotless platform which increases our competences in the robotic equipment. Dmitry Vladimirov, director of VIST Group

At the second stage specialists from Nazarbayev Universiteta were connected to completion of the pilotless tractor on the proving ground in Kazakhstan. Developers from Universiteta added to functionality of the car the system of computer vision using which the car can distinguish different objects - people, animal, road barriers, a marking and also independently to rebuild a route taking into account a detour of these obstacles.

In spite of the fact that the project is rather difficult and knowledge-intensive, all assigned tasks were carried out at close interaction with engineers of VIST Group. The project team totals about 20 people, the majority of whom are students, undergraduates and doctoral candidates Nazarbayev Universiteta. The accumulated experience will become a basis for further development in the field of unmanned vehicles both regarding researches, and regarding potential generation of "know-how" and commercialization of technologies. Zhandos Isenbayev, research supervisor of the project

Development of robots in a class of trucks will allow to use them for transportation of goods in industrial facilities and also to implement comprehensive programs on digitalization of the enterprises in which Digit is engaged.