vOS 1.7.3 - October 31, 2023

Centered on Fortifying the Stability and Optimizing the Performance of the Sabanto Steward™ Platform.

To complete this update, you must first contact your dealer to coordinate their assistance.

Steward™ focuses on obstacles inside the geofence

The obstacle detection system will experience fewer interruptions caused by obstacles outside the vehicle's path. To take advantage of this improvement, please contact your dealer for the necessary module replacements. 

Reduced geofence preempt violations

While navigating autonomously, you will encounter fewer geofence preempt violations.

2WD is now available, 4WD is optional

The requirement for 4WD to be engaged during autonomous operations has been eliminated. You now have the flexibility to operate vehicles in either 2WD or 4WD. To check the state of your vehicle's traction mode, select the "Status" tab while viewing your vehicle in vMC. 

 

Traction Mode

Manual Mode no longer shuts off the ignition

When an operator sets Autonomy to  "off" and all other toggles are set to "manual" on the switch box, the vPFM will no longer shut off the ignition. The ignition is only shut off when the stop button is pressed in vMC, the handheld kill switch is triggered, or the emergency stop on the switch box is engaged.

Startup procedure has become more robust

We've implemented improvements to the startup procedure for a seamless experience.