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Google Driverless Car Crash
It looks like back in early August one of Google’s driverless cars was involved in a multi-car fender bender near Google’s headquarters. In the full story, reported on Jalopnik.com, Google claims that at the time of the crash the vehicle … Continue reading
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MadeInGermany – Driverless Car on Berlin Streets
The driverless car “MadeInGermany”, from Autonomos Labs at the Free University of Berlin, traveled 50 miles (80 Km) through Berlin traffic just over a week ago. The vehicle completed a 12 mile (20 Km) route between the International Congress Center and Brandenburg … Continue reading
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Driverless on the Farm
Acres and acres of wheat, corn, soybeans, and other crops. A known environment, little traffic. Driverless tractors, combines, harvesters, and other farm equipment are inevitable. Farmers are already using GPS for guidance, tracking, and record keeping. Just add a few more sensors, some … Continue reading
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Autonomos Labs (Germany)
AutoNOMOS Labs is part of the Artificial Intelligence Group of the Freie Universität Berlin and is funded by BMBF (the Ministry of Education and Research). The team, led by Prof. Dr. Raúl Rojas, was started in 2006. In 2007 they reached the semi-finals … Continue reading
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Dubai Driverless Train System – The Longest in the World
The Dubai Metro Green Line opens today, September 9, 2011. The Green Line is 14 miles (23 km) long. When combined with the Dubai Red Line which opened 2 years ago, the system consists of 46 miles (75 km) of … Continue reading
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Driverless Pods at Heathrow Airport – Summer 2011
Heathrow Airport has recently introduced an on-demand, driverless PRT (personal rapid transit) system between Terminal 5 and its business car park. The system consists of 21 pods developed by a company named ULTra PRT. The pods are electric and each can … Continue reading
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Driverless on the Autobahn and More
AutoNOMOS Labs recently completed their first driverless session on Germany’s famous Autobahn. The session was filmed by the Discovery Channel and aired on the “Daily Planet’s” opening show for 2011. You can watch the video here (the driverless segment of the show starts … Continue reading
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AutoNOMOS Labs Gets Permission to Go Driverless on Berlin Roads
AutoNOMOS Labs has received permission to test their driverless vehicles on the roads of Berlin. The driverless cars will include a safety driver and a copilot who both can take control of the car in situations which seem too risky … Continue reading
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45 Autonomous Trucks to Run at Solomon Mine
Fortescue Metals Group, which owns the Solomon Ore Mines in Pilbara region of Western Australia, will put into production 12 autonomous Caterpillar 793F hauling trucks at the mines by the end of 2012. Full-scale rollout of 45 driverless vehicles is scheduled to be … Continue reading
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Driverless Cars Coming to Nevada
Well, that was fast! In October 2010 Google announced that their driverless cars had driven over 140,000 miles on California roads. Then in May 2011 it was announced that Google was actively lobbying in Nevada for changes to the laws … Continue reading
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