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Stanford and Volkswagen Create Autonomous Vehicle
nght2000 writes "Stanford University has created an autonomous driving robot to compete in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge Race. The race will be held on October 8, 2005 in the desert Southwest. The team that develops an autonomous ground vehicle that finishes the designated route most quickly within 10 hours will receive $2 million. The route will be no more than 175 miles over desert terrain featuring natural and man-made obstacles. The Stanford Racing Team's vehicle is a Volkswagen R5 turbo diesel Touareg that was donated by Volkswagen of America. The Stanford Team has been working with the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory on the project."
My lego mindstorms vehicle can beat this car any day! Except maybe on sand dunes, but oh wel.
...without people! Gotta love that.
Bulk purchases of these robots, modified for high-speed runs of less than 30 minutes, is under consideration by Domino's Pizza.
Seeing bad movies only encourages them. Watch responsibly
I wish I had more, but I kinda ran out of gas. Really I should have hit the brakes after the first one, but once I'm in gear I can't stop until I crash and burn.
Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
And anyway, wouldn't a robotic vehicle be more likely to run into pedestrians like school kids?
Only if Grand Theft Auto was pre-installed.
What slashdot really needs is a +1 *Groan* Mod, but I suspose you'd need to do some work under the hood for that. Someone should really get in gear on this.
Crap....
Happy Noodle Boy says "F###ing doughnut! Mock me? You fried cyclops!!"
"Empathise with stupidity, and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot." - Iain M. Banks
Didn't VW do an autonomous vehicle back about 1970 (in association with Disney)
Fukengruven!!
= Grow a brain...
Seems to me they'd be better served if they laid off the emphasis on speed for the time being and just got to the point where a sharp turn can be safely negotiated.
This is the same advice I give to my mother and it's yet to have an effect.
The desert is the easy part. What I'd like to see is thing commute in L.A. rush hour traffic.
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
13.5 Miles a hour?
anyone else having "herby" flashbacks.... maybe just me.... i hope not though...
Movies made by a crazy person
http://www.youtube.com/marginalpro
Just when you thought it was safe to cross the street...
Don't be a chicken.
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Remember, drive defensively! And of course, the best defense is a good offense!
Well! If this robot as the same electrical wiring as all the north americain volkswagen made in mexico! he's not gonna make it at all!!!!!
there are passengers, and there are drivers. And there are vehicles that don't want either.
Great. That's just great.
"We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals." --The American President (20.1.2009)