" v4 H( t. D5 A9 _* ^9 a 德国Team Lux公司已将这种无人驾驶技术应用于家庭车型。“目前，无人驾驶汽车还不能合法上路，但它早晚能做到，”Team Lux公司工作人员弗尔克尔•威尔霍夫特说，“我们能将这种（无人驾驶）设备安装在家庭汽车上，这将使我们的社会更加安全。” : m |- O% h* S3 E' U4 q, l% J# Y) O% \
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。 , E$ U8 \4 w t6 y2 R: U& N# Z1 q) w. D. c4 R
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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。 1 M$ `6 s) N7 [# m2 s- W9 n. L. b# c9 D8 ~) G8 \' b
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。 0 Y! L* b0 A8 x- J! s. a5 ?, D% l" N! O- Q5 r$ ^6 m- S1 R
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。 7 U- o8 l7 P$ b6 m6 i; P 4 I' |, D+ V& j# w: ] 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。 " n1 w. V. g% Z3 I! s! ]! x2 {- a4 k9 G* k9 E* q7 j5 I- G, b# M
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。 ) [' p* Q8 q% D9 |5 l, |
! a) e# v# S' l9 s 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。 r% m4 l9 E& J; g, d- |9 L/ D: M9 I! s: j
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4 N+ U6 C1 }+ [ 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。 9 }# m Q, t& ?' w% }, {/ v# v* i
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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。 ! H# D0 U' j: M S2 C+ @- z5 @+ D9 k2 I8 R" t" z
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”。2 H# X' b) n: X8 R
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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. # Z3 e0 N( w3 \, F3 t; i+ c- F4 S* S3 S
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.( I2 a7 n; ~1 W( L \/ S! ^
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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." X: |) [* ?- Y' J6 X( ]+ m6 |% g" v
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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. , P4 u- F# z7 N7 r1 ] s 8 M$ ]1 P* d! x, H; M2 m$ d5 H0 T"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said.1 x- o# Y# W6 j+ t
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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.$ j8 Q R" {# p
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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." X. R1 N2 {) i6 ]% e
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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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