Success for autonomous vehicle trial at bp refinery

A bp refinery in Germany has successfully hosted an autonomous vehicle trial in partnership with autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica.

The trial at bp’s refinery in Lingen is said to be a first for the energy sector and the latest addition to the bp ventures technology portfolio.

According to bp, the vehicle travelled over 180km fully autonomously, navigating busy junctions, narrow paths, railway crossings, and multiple terrains, at all times of the day and in unpredictable weather conditions.  Oxbotica said it deployed its autonomy software platform and integrated into existing infrastructure within two hours of arriving on site.

Oxbotica and Cisco join forces on driverless data challenge

DRIVEN consortium on road to autonomous success

By the end of the year bp expects to deploy its first autonomous vehicle to monitor for irregular conditions, faulty equipment and security threats more frequently and around the clock.