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55 much as possible,” he adds. “Glass-to- glass latency, from when each photon goes into the camera lens to when the pixel changes on the monitor, is about 180-200 ms.” In addition to the controls, the teleoperator has an emergency stop button – another reason why this data link uses powerful routers to keep the 4G connection to the Clevon 1 secure. The vehicle also has intelligence layers for identifying when a situation is dangerous enough to merit coming to a safe stop. “We’ve also developed all this teleoperation and network software with cybersecurity in mind,” Appo notes “We can’t use VPNs and still get low latencies, so instead we’ve developed our own encryption software and embedded it into the routers to protect data comms at the socket level.” Future growth Clevon is continuing to expand its operations in Europe with customers such as DPD Estonia, DHL Express Estonia and Iki (a grocery retailer and the largest company in Lithuania, where Clevon is now licensed to operate on public roads). Further end-users in Belgium and elsewhere are expected to be announced in the near future. More recently, in September 2022, the company opened offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the US to enter the North American market. American customers are being secured, although they cannot be disclosed for now. “Non-logistics users are also expressing an interest in the Clevon 1,” Agur says. “Upon request, for example, we’ve showcased a version of it fitted with speed cameras, so that police can track drivers autonomously and on the move. Based on that and our current customers’ usage, we anticipate having at least 2000 vehicles on the road by 2023.” Uncrewed Systems Technology | December/January 2023 Clevon 1 Size: 2500 x 1550 x 1150 mm Net weight: 320 kg Gross weight: 470 kg Payload capacity: 150 kg Top speed: 50 kph Operating speed: 25 kph Endurance: 5 hours Range between charges: 80 km Some key suppliers Main computer: Nvidia Microcontrollers: STMicroelectronics Cameras: Sekonix Radars: Texas Instruments Modems: COTS Wireless charging pads: Wiferion GNSS: u-blox MEMS IMU reference design: CEVA LTO batteries: Toshiba Operating station monitor: Samsung Operating station pedals: Fanatec Operating station graphics card: AMD Specifications Clevon’s future r&d goals include achieving a 50-50 split between autonomous and remote operations in real-world traffic in mid-2023, and SAE Level 4 autonomy by 2024