This electric scooter from Ola can ride on its own; fully autonomous & 100% made-in-India

You must have heard about autonomous cars, particularly in the case of Tesla, more so when its India entry is imminent. But now, the country's largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer, Ola Electric, has showcased the world's first autonomous electric scooter — the Ola Solo.

According to Ola, the Solo is a fully autonomous, AI-enabled and traffic-smart electric scooter. The company claimed that the Solo electric scooter's every component has been 'ideated, innovated and manufactured' in-house, from hardware to software.

Although the exact launch timeline is unclear at this point, the Ola Solo will be available for use by private individuals as well as ride-hailing platforms.

Ola claimed that the Solo is powered by an in-house developed chip LMAO9000 for analysing real-time traffic data and has Quickie.AI tech for making split-second decisions. It also has a juice-up feature for finding the nearest Hypercharger when the battery charge is low, and Ju-Guard adaptive algorithm for learning from every ride.

The claimed feature list of the Ola Solo does not end here. It can allow customer-scooter interaction in 22 languages and has a facial recognition system and helmet activation for enhanced security. The autonomous electric scooter can even talk to other vehicles and activate seat vibrations to alert the riders of potential hazards or upcoming turns.

To enable autonomous ride, the Ola Solo electric scooter is equipped with LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and RADAR (radio detection and ranging) systems. It also has high-resolution camera systems, ultrasonic sensors and GPS navigation to aid the autonomous ride.

Ola currently offers six products — S1 Pro, S1 Air, S1 X+, S1 X 2kWh, S1 X 3kWh and S1 X 4kWh. The company's retail sales rose 115.26% year-on-year (y-o-y) at 328,785 units in FY24 from 152,741 units in FY23.