AS Bercman Technologies, the University of Tartu, Tartu Linnatransport, Traffest OÜ and Modern Mobility OÜ signed a cooperation agreement. The aim of the agreement is to test the use of self-driving vehicles in the provision of on-demand transport services and to validate the necessary technological solutions and processes. Preparatory work and testing of solutions and processes will take place between February and April this year.

Bercman's task in the collaborative project is to install radars on the trajectory of the self-driving vehicle and interface the radars with the self-driving car's control system. Bercman is also interfacing the vehicle control system with the first 5G smart pedestrian crosswalk system on Kroonuaia Street in Tartu. As this is a test of a self-driving vehicle for the provision of on-demand transport service and testing the necessary technological solution, the precise impact on Bercman's business cannot be assessed at this stage.

However, the successful completion of the test period is expected to have a positive impact on the further development of on-demand transport services through self-driving vehicles, and thereby increase the demand for self-driving vehicles interacting with transport infrastructure.