, c) P4 [* o& [4 D/ [) q; I 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。 2 I: X2 A, x0 y 1 B# ?4 ~" R- D4 O ●前后装了“两只眼” . `7 b6 `. r. c2 X% e" z! Q( o" z& ]8 O1 K1 d9 E6 w
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。 + H* r+ a B. l, e1 p1 f7 W) I& a1 G' o! \" T, I* X
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。 5 ^- R) v6 n) f% p! L4 i5 d1 s L/ u
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。 + h6 M3 z7 c& `; F( m5 y4 R3 i3 D6 H$ B! v( ]
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。 t3 m( p; ?: K# p+ U$ Y, Q 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。 ( Z* Z) N4 u' b/ S( I2 B6 f K# }$ l6 X: Z6 }. c* p
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。 ! a7 @" X, O: U" W
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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。 7 }9 P- V# G( ~6 D5 a" K _% @ 8 ]: h Y" |* v3 M o% A: G* j 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。 : Q& i0 L. h" p2 u1 U
- y- R0 m# u& r7 P3 { 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”。 6 X2 X/ I* Y3 H' ^* X K3 k3 {0 E% G- B+ y/ Y1 x
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) @: t+ k a* \9 q- H6 H4 [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 Y$ W, J, ?) Z5 h& i( ~$ T3 F$ D1 b( Q( f
The 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.0 _2 c/ r% R4 |& H+ S7 m: c1 t
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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. " ?& v3 @4 x# r9 M & I6 X& d) Y. mIn 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. $ C7 U- I+ }' e, i# b 9 c9 o5 Y) P- }"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said. 0 x! d6 S+ V: }3 }3 ]) z' `7 q3 s% @0 m6 r. z
"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.* z. u& M/ a- i# k! g$ C V
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"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. ! R- I5 |$ g& D, n+ j; ~/ x* i! ]6 T9 T- F- ~
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.2 q8 f. n- U, H' f. h7 u; Q( w
0 S- S& _) A6 c9 S/ m# jAt 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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