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Sunday 3 July 2016

First self-driving car spotted on Lagos streets

Have you ever seen a car driving without a driver? Well, now you have such a unique opportunity, as the first driverless car has been spotted on the streets of Lagos on Saturday, July 2.

 Ize Ifeanyi Adebayo took to his Twitter and Instagram accounts to share his emotions after seeing the first self-driving car.

A first driverless car spotted in Lagos, Nigeria
A first driverless car spotted in Lagos, Nigeria

He shared photos of the unusual vehicle capturing them with the follwoing text: “Saw it live today, the first #driverless car in Nigeria. Did you? Not to worry if you didnt, its coming to #Techplus2016.

Do you love technology?

Are you in the business of technology? Are you into inventions? #TechPlus2016 is for you via @techplusng.”

 Robotic cars

An autonomous car  is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input. Autonomous vehicles detect surroundings using radar, lidar, GPS, odometry, and computer vision.
Advanced control systems interpretsensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths, as well as obstacles and relevant signage. Autonomous cars have control systems that are capable of analyzing sensory data to distinguish between different cars on the road, which is very useful in planning a path to the desired destination What is Techplus2016? Leaders in industry, government and other technology thought leaders have been announced as speakers at Nigeria’s largest tech event, TechPlus2016, holding July 21-23, 2016 at the Eko Hotels Conference Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. With the theme ‘A Connected World’, #TechPlus2016 will converge over 10,000 participants, 60 panelists, 100 exhibitors, 3,000 gamers and hackers, and a wide array of tech-savvy, insight-driven audience across diverse sectors.

 Featuring five unique segments: Conference, Exhibition, Gaming, Hackathon and Pitch event, #TechPlus2016 provides an avenue to advance technological discourse, ideas, displays and networks in and around Nigeria. In its second year, Techplus is a gathering of everything technology, providing a robust tripartite tech experience through its conference, exhibition and gaming structures whilst serving as a platform for knowledge sharing, networking and market place for the consumers and businesses.


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