" d8 m) j [+ N2 {7 s" j, ` 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。 a* c3 v/ E) \3 l4 m+ a3 M2 I. C0 a/ z6 h1 K9 Y$ L& B( A$ Q
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。 3 g. Y' e- g1 Y# F( b# A8 q" d1 q& w/ w& F O; }0 e& K
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。 . q. n3 b( W6 x7 N8 Q5 c- J$ v A8 _4 G
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。 4 G: z% J/ Z# M$ v/ | $ b7 z) N; ]4 ^8 o2 ?, C P 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。 1 j( v" c! C- H9 f- L9 }4 }: ]- {) ^0 ~: P% s: H- g% |- G0 ?/ q( K
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。 : l; I3 }9 h* G + K/ ^! d5 E D% K5 d( I$ L ●接受都市挑战 5 P% V; l# @4 G9 [$ o4 y- P
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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。 4 i: H0 M. P. M- E1 }+ T, V0 C1 u; N6 P
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。 ) i6 Y9 B2 t. d' V9 ~' A: n 7 R% ?6 x9 o( q) Q2 u0 v- A 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& _3 \& |: U9 ?# R' P3 ?/ u2 `* w9 x- b! w7 ?1 \' R
0 p( [, S- N* ^9 w* {( w/ x) _4 GDriverless car goes on show in London 8 L- z$ v0 k; D0 U 3 O1 @+ Y1 ~1 H a4 j' i# L1 G; nA 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.0 g* x% M. w# e% ?- _3 e
4 l* b* T X' p0 O, \$ G8 ]4 `+ EThe 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. 3 r) u0 l# ]6 Y% V; K1 D+ q+ c7 i. z
An 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.' |% ]* j) z/ ?7 \( W# f" f
2 O* K& ^# u0 r7 j. |. F }/ b! [% xIn 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. 9 ~$ ?: b9 N" f # R) C F: p2 z"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said.: ^, N V) Q, ^3 t' Z0 k. B
7 F+ t% s1 ^0 z! e- F5 |"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. % C* f/ }; i5 j, A D. a7 J4 {: \; n& P. k* w* Z. o k+ q
"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. 2 I6 ~, v, V* t) ~0 T. H4 c! n/ [3 {3 }4 E7 F0 N6 @, J
Christened 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.0 u! e' Y# \: ]! T2 J- Y! r
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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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