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VW Raises the Bar for Self-Driving Vehicles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the take-me-home-jeeves dept.

Old Man Kensey writes "According to the UK Daily Mail, VW has produced a prototype Golf (code-named "53 plus 1" in a reference to Herbie the Love Bug) that successfully steers and accelerates itself at speeds up to 150 MPH on tracks designed on the spot without pre-programming. It sounds almost too good to be true given some of the problems CMU's prototype has had over the years, but perhaps VW has learned from and extended CMU's research (and within-an-inch GPS positioning probably helps too)."

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  1. Oiled by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny
    VW Raises the Bar for Self-Driving Vehicles

    Self-Driving Vehicle promptly hits the bar, gets thoroughly oiled and rolls off into the red light district looking for a "service".

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    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  2. Re:No signal by eclectro · · Score: 4, Funny


    A tunnel?!?! OHhh NOOOOoooooo...!!

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    Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
  3. In case anyone is still stuck.... by reset_button · · Score: 5, Funny
    53 plus 1
    ...the answer is 54.
  4. Re:Just for race tracks by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    ssh... you're dangerously close to adding facts to this discussion. Stop it! This is slashdot!