Embotech’s Automated Vehicle Marshalling (AVM) is an infrastructure-based autonomy solution that automates the movement of finished vehicles inside factories and logistics yards without onboard sensors or self-driving systems in the vehicles. Fixed lidars localize vehicles with centimeter-level accuracy and continuously detect static and dynamic obstacles; an offboard autonomy stack performs perception, prediction, and motion planning, transmitting driving trajectories wirelessly to vehicles about 10 times per second in ~150‑byte packets. A Vehicle Management System (VMS) integrates with factory backends to assign missions and maintain optimal throughput, including safety-certified vehicle identification and startup at end-of-line, belt on/off maneuvers, and precise gap-closing to meet cycle times. The system supports speeds up to 30 km/h with certified safety, operates indoors and outdoors in non‑segregated mixed traffic alongside workers, AGVs, forklifts, and manually driven vehicles, and is already deployed in three factories with further rollouts planned, including BMW plants in Europe and North America.

Key Features

Infrastructure-based autonomy (offboard intelligence) No autonomy hardware on vehicles.

• Intelligence resides in factory infrastructure; vehicles need no sensors or onboard self-driving systems.
• Wireless trajectory updates at ~10 Hz using compact ~150-byte packets for efficient control.

High-resolution lidar perception and localization Centimeter-level accuracy.

• Fixed lidars localize vehicles and detect static/dynamic objects in real time.
• Perception stack classifies objects and supports mixed-traffic safety.

Offboard perception, prediction, and planning Safe, optimized motion.

• Computes safe and efficient trajectories with mathematically optimized planning.
• Real-time obstacle avoidance and navigation in constrained or dynamic areas.

Vehicle Management System (VMS) and backend integration End-to-end orchestration.

• Integrates with factory backend; assigns missions and optimizes logistics throughput.
• Redundant, safety-certified end-of-line identification and startup; belt on/off with precise gap closing to meet cycle times.[1]

Certified for up to 30 km/h, indoor/outdoor, mixed traffic Production-grade performance.

• Supports high-paced manufacturing and logistics without sacrificing control or reliability.
• Operates safely near workers, AGVs, forklifts, and manually driven vehicles.

Benefits

Higher throughput with reliable cycle-time adherence Keep lines moving efficiently.

• 30 km/h certified operation and precise gap-closing maintain production pace.
• Continuous mission assignment and optimized flows via VMS.

Lower vehicle hardware cost and complexity No autonomy kit in each car.

• Removes need for sensors and onboard compute on finished vehicles.
• Centralized infrastructure simplifies maintenance and scaling.

Improved safety in mixed-traffic environments Protect people and assets.

• Real-time perception and planning to stop or navigate around obstacles.
• Redundant, safety-certified procedures at end-of-line and startup.