Deep-tech start-up Minus Zero rolls out AI autopilot that dodges cattle, carts on Indian roads

Deep-tech mobility start-up Minus Zero has developed and unveiled an end-to-end autopilot system—technology the company claims to have pioneered and customised specifically for Indian roads. The start-up has tested its autopilot system in Bengaluru, reporting successful trials using foundational AI models to navigate roads and bypass common obstacles such as cattle, pushcarts and smaller two-wheelers.

Minus Zero’s approach involves training foundational models to learn navigation directly from large, unstructured datasets. This development comes…