Mahadhir (left) and Isham posing with the Proton Exora self-driving car. — Futurise
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will start testing autonomous vehicles (AVs) on two routes stretching 7km in total in Cyberjaya.
A shorter route loops around Futurise and MaGIC buildings, and a longer one includes Persiaran Apec, Persiaran Cyberpoint and Persiaran Rimba.
Dubbed the Cyberjaya Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle (MyAV) Testing Route, it was developed by Futurise, a subsidiary of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, with the Transport Ministry under the National Regulatory Sandbox (NRS) initiative.
At the end of 2019, The Guideline For The AV Trialing on Public Roads in Cyberjaya was completed and endorsed by the ministry and MPSepang before work on the testing routes began, according to a statement.