The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has expressed its support for the development of self-steering cars in Vietnam, as it is a program in line with the trend of the world, the government's development strategy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0.
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In order to test the self-driving cars in the internal roads of the high-tech zone, the Ministry of Transport asked the FPT Software Limited Company to work with the high-tech zone authority to approve the testing plan.
In addition, the ministry requires the company to report on the test results of self-steering cars in internal roads of hi-tech parks and solutions to issues arising in the test on public roads after obtaining the permission of the competent authority.
FPT Software Limited Company had set up the division of FGA (FPT Global Autonomous Driving) to develop automotive applications with three main areas namely autonomous cars, safety system and entertainment system.
In the field of autonomous cars, after one year of research and development, the company successfully carried out self-driving tests in the interior of the F-town building at the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park. The car was able to run at a speed of 25km/h, be self-aligned, actively turn left and right in accordance with the road signals, cross the road, automatically brake and avoid obstacles.
