What it s like being behind the wheel of an unstoppable armored vehicle The SVI Max 9 APC is a juggernaut and it costs an arm and leg Brenwin Naidu Motoring editor, reporter and presenter 28 February 2021 - 00:00 The monstrous SVI Max 9 APC. Image: Supplied
The presence of an armoured personnel carrier in any setting is ominous, threatening. Everyone knows that conflict is big business. A mere civilian like me struggles to comprehend the vast extent of the industry responsible for manufacturing apparatus for the purposes of defence (and offence).
My thoughts feel small standing next to the towering juggernaut that is the SVI Max 9 APC. The massive piece of machinery is produced by local outfit SVI Engineering for worldwide markets.
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Left to right: Futurise Head Of Innovation Ecosystem Tengku Azrul, MD of eMoovit Technology Dr Hairi Zamzuri, Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport Isham Ishak and CEO of Futurise Mahadhir Aziz with the car.
CYBERJAYA: Futurise Sdn Bhd (Futurise) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, has announced that Malaysia’s first self-driving vehicle testing route has been approved.
The seven kilometre-long Cyberjaya Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle (MyAV) Testing Route was jointly developed by Futurise and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) under the National Regulatory Sandbox (NRS) initiative for the development of autonomous vehicles or self-driving vehicles.
Malaysia approves first testing route for self-driving cars in Cyberjaya
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If news reports are anything to go by, self-driving cars are set to actually become a thing in Malaysia – well, at least in Cyberjaya.
On December 23, 2020, Futurise – a government-linked company (GLC) under Malaysia s Ministry of Finance – announced the approval of Malaysia s first testing route for self-driving vehicles.
Called the Cyberjaya Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle (MyAV) Testing Route, the route was jointly developed by Futurise alongside Malaysia s Ministry of Transport with the goal of developing the nation s future capabilities for creating autonomous vehicles.
The route will be split into two segments – one a shorter stretch circling around the Futurise campus and its neighboring buildings, and the other a longer path around a larger portion of the area surrounding the Futurise campus.
CYBERJAYA (Dec 23): Futurise Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, announced that Malaysia’s first self-driving vehicle testing route had been approved.
The 7km Cyberjaya Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle (MyAV) Testing Route was jointly developed by Futurise and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) under the National Regulatory Sandbox (NRS) initiative for the development of autonomous vehicles or self-driving vehicles.
In a statement today, Futurise said eMooVit Technology Sdn Bhd will be the first company to use the route.
Established in 2016, eMooVit is a local start-up company specialising in driverless agnostic vehicle software for urban environment routes.
The software can be used in different applications, such as first/last-mile transportation, logistics and utility solutions.
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.