LOWSPEEDDRIVERLESSMOBILITY

COASTAutonomousisinvitingmembersoftheNYmediatocometoBroadway(between47thand48thStreets)onTuesdayJuly17(9amto2pm),torideonManhattan’sfirstfullyautonomousshuttle!COASTAutonomousisadriverlessmobilitycompanythathasdevelopedsoftwaretopowerfleetsofAutonomousVehicles(AVs)tomovepeopleandgoods,thefirstandlastmile,inlow-speedenvironments(citycenters,campuses,airports,themeparks,resorts,andbusinessparks).COASThasdevelopeditsownprototypeself-drivingshuttle(theCOASTP-1),butitstechnologycanfitonanyvehicle,suchastheAVEZ-GOGolfCartconvertedbyCOAST.Whilebillionsofdollarshaverecentlybeeninvestedindriverless“cars”(withrecentwell-publicizedsetbacks),itappearsthatthiseffortisstillmanyyearsawayfromsafedeployment.Low-speedAVs,ontheotherhand,canbedeployedsafelytodayandthereisanenormousmarketwaiting.Itmeansthatdespitethemediaattentionondriverlesscars,theCOASTP-1Shuttle,isactuallythetypeofAVthatmostAmericanswilllikelyrideinfirst.ThereareanumberofimportantreasonswhyCOASTisdelightedtohavetheopportunitytodemonstratetheP-1ShuttleonBroadway.

(1) ItisahugecouptobethefirstcompanytooperateanAVshuttleinManhattan.Thisisalsothefirstmediademonstrationfortheall-newP-1self-drivingshuttle.Since2012,theCoastteamhasrunover60autonomousdemonstrationsin7countries,movingover120,000passengers.

(2) ThepedestrianmallalongBroadwayishugelypopularandashiningexampleofhow

acitycentercanbegivenbacktothepeople.ThisisexactlythevisionbehindCOAST.PierreLefevre,thefounderandCTO,inventedtheself-drivingshuttlewhilesittingincitytraffic.Pierre’svisionwastoremovetraffic,pollutionandparkedcarsfromthecitycenter,increasingthepedestrianareas,andprovidinganon-demandmobilitysystemofdriverlessshuttles.

(3) HavingtheCoastP-1ShuttlerunalongBroadwayshowstheworldwhatthevision

forfuturecityenvironmentscanlooklike.TheotherimportantpointisthatCOAST’stechnologyiscosteffectiveandavailabletoday.ThetechnologyiscosteffectivebecausemostOEMsareusingaround$500,000worthofsensorsandelectronicsoneachcar.COAST’svehicles,ontheotherhand,useamoreefficientarrayoflessexpensive“offtheshelf”sensorsmakingthematruecommercialproposition.

COASTP-1Shuttle–VehicleOverviewCOASTP-1ShuttleonDanWheldonWayinStPetersburg,FLRecentvideooftheCOASTP-1Shuttle:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0R7ib8yWA&t=2s TheP-1shuttleisafullyautonomousvehicle(AV)designedwiththepedestrianinmind,butcanalsooperateinmixedtraffic.Nosteeringwheelorpedalsandnofrontorrear.TheP-1isoptimizedtooperateinlowspeedenvironmentssuchascampuses,citycenters,airports,businessparks,etc.Comparabletoanelevatorrunningbetweenbuildingsinsteadofupanddownabuilding.Theridecanbedescribedasboth“wonderfullyboring”and“magical”.Thevehiclecanbeprogrammedtorunonafixedloopduringpeakhoursandcanrunanon-demand“pointtopoint”serviceduringoffpeakhours,withpassengerscallingtheshuttlefromasmartphone“app”andselectingthedestinationontheapptoo.TheCOASTP-1designisbasedonyearsofexperience.Oneofthemainfeaturesisaflatchassiswithelectricwheelhubmotors,whichisabenefitbecause:(1)therearenoaxelsacrossthevehiclemakingforaverylargefloorspace(2)theaccelerationandbrakingisverysmooth,resultinginagooduserexperience.Theseatingcanbeconfiguredaccordingthecustomersneeds.TheP-1prototypehasbenchseatingwithroomfor14seatedpassengersand6standing,althoughatotalof8to12passengersismorecomfortable.Approx.Dimensions:L:13ftxH:8ftxW:6ftBatteryLife:10hours(noairconditioning)&5hours(witha/c)WirelessCharging:YesMax.OperatingSpeed:25mphWheelchairRamp:Yes

Robotics&ArtificialIntelligence COASTdevelopsbestinclass,fullyintegratedautonomoussoftwarewithmultiplelayersofredundancy.Roboticsoftwarecontrolsthevehicle(acceleration,brakingandsteering)andAIdeterminesthevehiclesbehaviorand

decisionmaking(obstacleavoidance,optimumroute,etc)

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: COAST’S FULLY INTEGRATED AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS ARE

DESIGNED FOR ON-DEMAND MOBILITY SERVICES AND OPTIMIZED FOR THE USER EXPERIENCE

FleetManagement&Supervision COAST’sFleetManagementpositions

vehiclesclosetowheretheyareneeded,reducingwaittimesandfleetsizes.OurSupervisionsystemalwayshasa“humanintheloop”tomonitor

ourAVsandensuresafety.

Mapping&Localization COASTusesbestinclassmapping

solutionsforautonomousnavigation,allowinganAVtolocalize(knowwhereitis)eitheroutdoorsorindoorsandto

optimizetheuserexperience.