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Robotic Audi To Brave Pikes Peak Without a Driver

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the zoom-zoom-splat dept.

Scifi83 writes "A team of researchers at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) has filled the trunk of an Audi TTS with computers and GPS receivers, transforming it into a vehicle that drives itself. The car will attempt Pikes Peak without a driver at race speeds, something that's never been done."

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  1. Re:They can try Mt. Washington Auto Road next by jnaujok · · Score: 3, Informative

    But does Mount Washington have an annual, scheduled race period where the road is closed to everyone except racers? The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is one of the oldest auto races in the world and has been held for close to 100 years.

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  2. Obligatory AWESOME PP Video by imaswinger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ari Vatanen racing up pike's peak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKgeCQGu_ug

  3. Re:Explanation by MaWeiTao · · Score: 5, Informative

    The car is named after Michèle Mouton, her nickname apparently was Shelley, the most successful female rally driver to date. Apparently she's considered the most successful female driver in all of motorsports. And it just so happens she drove Audi's and she was the first woman to win the Pikes Peak hill climb. I'd say that's a far more appropriate reference than anything from Asimov.