Development of a Prototype Solar-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Prototype with Object Detection and Avoidance System using Raspberry-PI

In this study, the development of a solar-powered autonomous vehicle prototype with an object detection and avoidance system was implemented and achieved using Raspberry Pi. The advancements in science and technology research have given rise to the robust adoption of smart means of transportation, from steam engines to energyefficient means such as solar, electric, and hybrid-powered vehicles to ease transportation of people, goods, and services with increased human comfortability. Autonomous vehicles (AVs)offer a degree of self-control in driving in which a normal car requires a driver to execute such tasks e.g., braking, acceleration, and steering. An autonomous vehicle, requires sensors, controllers, algorithms, actuators, computers, and advanced software embedded in various locations on the vehicle to perform effectively. The study attempted to proffer solutions to the menace of human errors in decision-making while driving through the use of advances in scientific technology that have given rise to modern approaches to problem-solving. In Nigeria, almost 50% of road accidents were a result of poor decisions leading to the loss of lives and properties. The vehicle uses ultrason