- K* ]. d. i# z 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。 2 ], S8 J) }# i# N6 Q$ @$ J \
: h2 Q, o/ U( y 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。 9 L" C9 v- _2 d0 ]+ s + ?2 V+ o" q! C5 r4 B. Y, @ 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”。. `# j2 ?& Q* x! ]
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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. ' b4 U- E4 L e5 c, J" l6 S- M6 u4 [
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.& q* e; J( Q/ R
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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. 7 B6 p* ^1 w: b% U' Z& R0 D; } y7 [3 ]% p
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said. # I0 S; v& o( p% e: c& ^ v9 Z; H6 |4 V0 ^4 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. , ~2 {9 [* c# g1 B0 Q! l1 ?: q" s; v2 P2 N" T
"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.0 D4 S6 b$ [7 F9 s
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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. f! ]" ?$ I6 l( N' N5 [* N. C! r6 a3 B! s; b$ n* u
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.