Friday, April 3, 2015

ROADRUNNER: Self Driving Car by DELPHI

A self-driving car created by Delphi Automotive, dubbed "Roadrunner," just completed a nearly 3,400-mile journey across the United States, marking the first coast-to-coast autonomous drive to go down in North America. Decked out with sensors and other advanced self-driving tech, the Roadrunner spent 99% of the nine-day trip in fully automated mode. It navigated through tricky conditions like traffic circles, construction zones, bridges, inclement weather and "aggressive drivers."
The road trip started in San Francisco and ended in New York City, crossing 15 states along the way. Delphi engineers gathered almost three terabytes of data from the car, information they plan to use in advancing automated driving technologies. While companies like Google and Mercedes-Benz are getting in on the self-driving car craze, Delphi's drive is the first coast-to-coast journey undertaken by an autonomous vehicle.


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