- ^, _; j( a! [$ X" S Ibeo公司发言人卡琳•迪普考特透露，Ibeo公司已经同全球几家主要汽车生产商，如大众、宝马、克莱斯勒等进行磋商，预计今年内能够投入生产。 5 y. }5 O! O+ Z9 O, _6 e % ]. Z4 X2 K9 b" E" M8 A- ~$ j ●前后装了“两只眼” ; {: o+ G, M+ B
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Ibeo公司发言人迪普考特向参观者介绍了这款无人驾驶汽车的先进之处。 6 f( A4 z, J" F* E: c9 O( Z2 _5 m5 _4 u2 w9 K
行驶过程中，车内安装的全球定位仪随时获取汽车所在准确方位的信息数据。 . `" F& T: V, I. d
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隐藏在前灯和尾灯附近的激光扫描仪是汽车的“眼”，它们随时“观察”汽车周围约183米内的道路状况，构建三维道路模型。 G. f: I4 K1 v. j+ w! c7 V9 X: B) S; M& g9 `, U+ B# ^) k2 T& B h
除此之外，“眼”还能识别各种交通标识，如速度限制、红绿灯、车道划分、停靠点等，保证汽车在遵守交通规则的前提下安全行驶。 : ]* E/ v. z) X+ ^! J
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最后由无人驾驶汽车的“脑”———安装在汽车后备箱内的计算机，将两组数据汇合、分析，并根据结果向汽车传达相应的行驶命令。 % J1 H( ?* g1 D% l6 u I9 V( s, ^/ x/ f 多项先进科技确保这款无人驾驶汽车能够灵活换挡、加速、转弯、刹车甚至倒车。在茫茫车海和人海中，它能巧妙避开建筑、障碍物、其他车辆和行人，从容前行。 ( B: v& x* I" ?, ]5 O $ Z) ]1 [8 O5 h' m ●接受都市挑战 % j. e! N! K) |
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Team Lux公司将携装有这种先进无人驾驶技术的汽车参加今年11月在美国举行的无人驾驶汽车拉力赛。 ' Q, o; s+ D9 ?, ?% g& L( l2 u9 J4 `0 b0 ?. R6 ?, _; z1 ~
今年的比赛要求参赛汽车在美国某城市中心区行驶97公里，旨在考验无人驾驶汽车在错综复杂的城市交通系统下安全、快速行驶的能力。冠军将获得120万美元奖金。这一比赛由美国国防部高级研究计划局赞助，旨在为研发无人驾驶技术提供候选方案。比赛已分别于2005年和2003年举办两届。 & \) ?$ C5 B* L1 k4 k$ m. d 5 A2 c* |( x6 Z2 A+ o0 X5 I 2005年比赛在加利福尼亚州莫哈韦沙漠举行，4辆无人驾驶汽车成功穿越212公里崎岖路段到达终点。冠军“斯坦尼”还被着名《连线》杂志评为“最佳智能机器人”。 G; \' k- y+ e$ ]5 a1 B) J) G3 ]% h4 o5 O9 Y3 L# F
6 a! L3 H" F. ZDriverless car goes on show in London 7 `# m5 k# ?0 a: W V$ [4 j/ A9 ` c% |$ a% }
A car driven by a hi-tech ghost of laser sensors and computers has gone on exhibit in London, before it competes against other robot cars in the United States in November.9 _7 x+ A* }" V. L }
9 P1 @) e9 V0 f# z0 CThe Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI drives using two eye-like laser sensors in the front and one in the back that scan road conditions, buildings, other vehicles and pedestrians over a range of up to 200 metres.$ G, Q2 \) j |2 U0 z
N- g. P! Z! Z3 W- WAn on-board computer digests and acts on the information using software developed by the Hamburg, Germany-based Ibeo Automobile Sensor company, said company experts displaying the car at the Science Museum in London. * Q8 z- s- u% R: Q/ ?, d. m" _
In November, the car will compete against other driverless vehicles in the third annual US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge over a 60-mile course in America. ' ?, j3 s; {+ f5 U) l6 J6 V( T2 B3 _# { d. S
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said.1 u% T/ z" T, g7 Q
$ V, [ x0 Z. A3 C"Although we are a relatively small team and, unlike the big players, do not have a large budget, we believe we have a great chance at DARPA 2007," he said.# @3 U& M- A8 ^* \2 O) e% s
+ j' i: a3 \$ ^2 a/ H) G"Our innovative laser technology gives us a lead of several years over our prospective rivals, especially in the field of object and environmental detection," he said.# J9 j; U3 N8 _
' d1 {) b2 q0 l7 |6 k% _ bChristened LUX, the refitted Volkswagen that looks exactly like a standard road model is due to go into small-scale production next year and the firm hopes that its technology can eventually be used in production cars.# V1 L6 H1 f3 o, g( z1 [) I9 e! d/ Y
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At a conference in the US city of San Francisco in February, scientists predicted robot-driven cars could be shuttling humans around by the year 2030.
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