🚗🤖 India's First Autonomous Car 'zPod' Unveiled by AI-Based Tech Start-Up

Bengaluru-based AI start-up, Minus Zero, has launched India's first self-driving car, the 'zPod'. This revolutionary vehicle doesn't have a steering wheel, instead, it navigates through traffic using strategically placed high-resolution cameras.

CEO Gagandeep Reehal stated at the launch, "With true vision autonomy coming to the fore, one can make autonomous vehicles a reality, solving major pain points of the mobility paradigm."

Minus Zero, founded by Gagandeep Reehal and Gursimran Kalra in 2021, raised $1.7 million in seed funds from various investors including Chiratae Ventures, Snow Leopard Ventures, IIT Mandi, and other angel investors.

The company claims that the self-driving car can be scaled up to "Level 5" autonomy, the highest level of autonomy, indicating no human intervention is needed to operate it. Currently, the zPod is suitable for use within enclosed and controlled areas like large residential complexes or campuses.

Interestingly, the founders have no plans to build more cars. Instead, they aim to provide the tech to help OEMs improve their advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). The zPod is a vehicle developed to showcase the autonomous vehicle technology developed by the company.

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