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Autonomous Audi TT Conquers Pike's Peak

Posted by samzenpus on from the mega-turbo-boost dept.

fergus07 writes "After a year long research program, this week Audi revealed that its Autonomous TTS car had completed the 12.42-mile Pike's Peak mountain course in 27 minutes. An expert driver in the same car would take around 17 minutes — now we have a benchmark, the race is on, and it's almost inevitable that a computer will one day outdrive the best of our species, and it may be sooner than you think."

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  1. Re:The most important benchmark would still be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I imagine the big test comes a few years down the line, when all the major manufacturers let their cars run along Pike's Peak, with varying traffic patterns (i.e., try to hold 80KPH for three minutes, 30KPH for two, et.c.,) randomized for all the cars to see how well the systems handle unexpected events.

    In fact, I would probably insist on not buying an automagic car that hasn't been through a multi-car safety test along those lines.