. G. U7 z6 T) i 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。 8 V G: T9 w7 r$ b1 z/ s- ]2 S A5 L) O& ~ m: j {# Z4 x& u8 J3 Y$ y. I3 r 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。 * C; h! L, Y) R& U
$ P- T! [0 b$ }" h 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。 ; p' } V. o2 A9 _9 e
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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。 ; G3 K/ L: Q! Q7 c& k& Q& s/ y ) o" z8 M7 e! }$ t4 L; u- N8 ^ 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。 1 `! g' a- r: R ~- m, r
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# r+ H) W- J. [: V0 Y$ U& IDriverless car goes on show in London & B4 @9 Y1 ~1 W ) R j+ f- {2 F7 y* RA 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.! d2 Q, E$ Y( w' D4 g/ {# j
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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.% s- F# A0 {$ L* _9 Y
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/ C- y3 M6 q5 GIn 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.+ H' j$ g' z* J7 ]) w! l
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"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said.$ Y9 j% a0 I: I& w$ f$ q9 N+ \
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"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. f& P6 i# T, E( 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. - q+ m0 z. |! [) f6 C' ~! i3 Q7 v6 W8 S& ? R2 ?$ t' I3 a1 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.* g% n+ ~6 J0 r3 a* d
# r" N: l0 G4 X2 J2 e) a- QAt 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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