Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Autonomous Audi TT and VW Passat by Stanford University

This is simply incredible. Stanford University have been testing what they call "autonomous" cars. The first video shows a Audi TT-S going around a dirt oval. This is impressive as you see the in car view which is.. well freaky! The 2nd video goes into more detail about how the system works and shows a VW Passat doing a reverse J Turn into a parking spot. Amazing technology and whilst we may not want self driven cars the tech could do wonders for road safety. The Audi TT-S is going to attempt Pikes Peak hill climb race without a driver. If it finishes it will be an incredible achievement.