A Robotic Taxi Named robuCAB

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to ICT Results, an EU-funded project named Embounded 'has achieved the twin, and apparently contradictory, goals of making embedded systems both smarter and tougher.' One example is the robuCAB, a '4 seat automated people mover' developed by a French company and built from a 4 wheel-drive electric chassis with on-board PC. This autonomous vehicle follows the curb and carries several embedded systems, with one camera on the path edge, another device tracking the angle and direction of the curb, while others control the gearing and acceleration. robuCABs are not totally independent. They move over pre-defined circuits which contain a series of sensors below the ground. But read more for additional references and a picture of two robuCABs on the road."

Comments

Wrong Name

[k_187]

I'm not using it until they change the name to JohnnyCab

Nice name

[kermit1221]

Little concerned about it though. Rob-U-Cab doesn't sound like a very nice thing...

Re:Nice name

[nick_davison]

You've evidently not paid a cab fair in London.

Of course, RobYou-RefuseToTakeYouToABunchOfPlaces-GetLost-WeaveDownAlternatingStreetsToUpTheMileage-ForceYouToListenToCrapMusic-AndSpeakDebatableEnglish-Cab turned out to be a bit of a mouthful.

Re:Nice name

[Invictus42]

Hey at least it's a step up from the last version, stabuCAB.

Re:hmmmm

[wizardforce]

Clearly you didn't RTFA as you would have seen

I'm a slashdotter, what did you expect you insensitive clod?!

Re:Rob You Cab?

[pcgabe]

Hey, good job on not making any grammar mistakes in your post!~

They named it WHAT now??

[LrdDimwit]

You have to wonder at any company that picks the name "Rob-U-Cab". Most of the time the companies have the good sense and decency to at least pretend. After the Titanic, you didn't hear about any vessels named the USS Improved or the HMS Seaworthy, did you? Usually when companies are honest like this somebody gets fired...