A small cube on wheels not even one meter high. This is what it looks like Yape, Your Autonomous Pony Express, the self-driving robot-postman who started the experiment on the outskirts of Milan. The drone tests for deliveries will be carried out in Cascina Merlata, in the UpTown high-tech district and will take place in different phases, involving the use of an increasing number of specimens. The ground drone it will be constantly monitored by a control center able to intervene in case of need or malfunction. Yape is also equipped with a camera and a loudspeaker, which will allow, in case of need, to be able to communicate with those who will be in front of the robot.
In the first phase, only two drones will be used, with the aim of mapping the territory on which the little postman on wheels will have to move. In this way it will be possible to know paths, possible obstacles and to become familiar with the road to take every day. In the second phase the real experimentation will begin, with the first deliveries that will be made thanks to the collaboration with some local traders. Yape can in fact carry weights up to 10 kg and reach a maximum speed of 6 km / h. Once the experimental phase is over, the goal is to start official employment in the city. However, it will be fundamental to establish a regulation for the circulation of this type of ground drones within the Highway Code, as also reiterated by Enrico Silani, general manager of Yape during a speech in Il Corriere della Sera.
In this sentence, the ok to the circulation of the autonomous driving robot it was in fact granted by Experimentation Italy, a reality that allows projects of universities, research centers and start-ups to be implemented thanks to a temporary derogation from the regulations in force. In this case, the collaboration between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Mobility, that of Economic Development, the Municipality of Milan and the Department for Digital Transformation was fundamental.
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