1 q; z. }8 ]9 G+ \' j* s: u/ l5 j 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; }/ U. ~6 c) m8 u6 S/ w
7 h s1 Y# X! h) K6 G: t 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。 9 ^1 ~0 U" G9 L3 J% g9 `
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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。 6 O9 J, \& Q( ]* V
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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。 : f" j, q& T' `6 `4 h, g
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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。 - V/ B A9 N3 o! Y9 I2 i8 G 3 G1 h' d% O/ f' ] 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。 * a) `/ _5 M7 {" `( x
c+ V4 K+ g* s3 x: p% U2 k7 v* W 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。 ' S. j4 y/ f6 T9 j' G" l/ ^& |
6 |/ V* u: [/ t6 e 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。 " m n5 R5 P: w+ j: h* E
0 H% d# X: p i2 y+ o8 f( _* B: u+ 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。 5 X, P, X5 {2 W: Z2 R$ M
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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。 2 I! b) k0 d$ M) E/ ?2 b" r# I0 m2 m 6 D; ^1 L" _0 r. M( M' a5 S 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”。 7 i p; K5 T) `1 x. ^2 T% m4 \' \ 1 n) V3 A( p* J" ]0 F& N : }0 f' ~' } Q% A) _( u% eDriverless car goes on show in London ( N4 @" n/ `' H2 D ! f3 Z; |/ x& jA 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.$ y9 J5 |4 K9 M- b" C3 f
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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. $ B; C4 j# T7 _. j% y ' @5 F. |- \% e4 f% _ oAn 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. ' @, B1 V. L4 K 1 y f; F; k1 ~2 v6 NIn 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. , { a" i& ?. e5 i7 W4 H. H! k" |! ~% ^+ `
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile technology," Ibeo chief executive Ulrich Lages said.7 E" H+ S/ e r$ z$ e6 c# g
' q$ P. V* y* @, V+ g: ?4 T"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. 6 Z' O4 J9 E' Z; E) v4 q) s( H+ ^/ P
"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 \! ~( D0 O1 J9 p4 W ( _( m2 f! \2 l( j9 jChristened 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. 5 l5 b2 V: I! n3 o! K% v * [ b [9 b0 a: ?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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