6 ~2 t6 M% O3 _: q( _3 C 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。 ; ~2 l. A4 F! p" ]' |& w / T% z% X9 E6 _( v6 u5 ^# c, P ●接受都市挑战 - M p; o- {% [7 G9 `9 }# Q+ J! O$ P6 J) Y& R& u3 }9 C3 Y* k, n
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。 , K+ w+ Q7 K, E6 H Z+ T* C 5 Y" G L& E. O. V$ ^" `7 r 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。 . x3 E, h5 K. \/ C8 A7 c2 T, b u1 L
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”。 * A) R" I" A' q% W: Z" s; h$ m) V5 y/ ~6 Z
# C& k* L! T& l6 qDriverless car goes on show in London 1 u" ~; V0 T7 T5 {0 s) p; D8 b; v, Y" ~, O3 _
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. & T4 P6 P8 G6 K( u5 g( w & \( e7 E8 R( N$ g$ Z5 f( @: BThe 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.9 a' K3 \3 w' S: K8 P% y
% @! T9 G: o+ q2 QAn 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. 8 ?! B8 m, }) n; W0 I 1 o6 a. u* H- Y4 d% _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. 6 L0 \1 P1 v' k+ I$ Q/ P& M/ B7 o" ^% ~+ v3 [ s
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said. . z$ z5 v h: q4 t- a/ _, H) B& e/ R, \& P3 j
"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. , N8 l& v! |/ N4 x* M% V- R - e1 s$ u8 z; j* p"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. & S$ n# v/ }' K% }+ L. v% r; ` $ Z% ]) h/ v @0 MChristened 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. - e) X( x: b3 k& x( C# V " l2 k2 @4 k% f: t7 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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