/ o ?% V% w; K+ N" g 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。 1 z6 t2 @; h9 D/ R8 N9 w) t* F$ H/ G
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。 + F% v. b! d$ Q& G" J0 ]$ k. ?1 ^7 h/ R
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”。 - P0 {0 E( B4 b: N3 M2 b* A : a% N( y$ m% X3 Q9 e( T# @2 a. _6 U; e* e7 _
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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.) y3 {) }2 e5 \+ h2 |
$ N9 M/ k+ r# \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. Y; ~& F4 x! b6 o! Q& r& d
; u0 p% Z0 G, f2 e/ u- ZAn 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. " @. ?7 A1 t) }- L+ u* R$ M, Q) a4 u9 z* u
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. ; z% T& [6 ?0 G3 ^) t) B, }) V+ ^6 }) @7 X. J2 ~
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said. $ K* \# i0 V: U& t9 q % w2 }# I1 Q! @+ Z5 u+ Y& v+ h"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.1 W( t0 d7 n: L# q0 e
B# Q4 o# l# M; N"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.4 x$ {( u- Z$ K& P( e. f
! C8 X; z1 j' H! b2 ]; zChristened 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.# S2 ?1 B' k9 W% k. m
X' [% Z' O4 X+ a) K6 oAt 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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