Cycabs in urban environment

Very nice work from the french GRAVIR team, this is one of the results of the Mobivip project.

Driverless transport in big cities

Cybercars in the news...

"While traffic problems in major cities have been familiar for a long time, the measures needed to deal with them have still to be put into effect. However, in its 6th Framework Programme, the EU is beating the big drum and looking for more efficient transport solutions in big cities, as well as more rational use of motor traffic. New traffic solutions such as completely automated vehicles moving on tracks, cars in defined corridors (cybercars) and bi-modal vehicles that can alternate between automatic and manual control, will aim to reduce traffic queues and pollution."

Winning The DARPA Grand Challenge

Google TechTalks August 2, 2006 Sebastian Thrun ABSTRACT The DARPA grand challenge, technical details enabling Sebastian Thrun's win, and an introduction to the next phase called "The Urban Grand Challenge".

Smart cars to rule the roads

Smart cars to rule the roads: "It's been more than 20 years since Knight Rider hit the airwaves, but the next generation of KITT-style cars may be seen on freeways very soon. The next generation of autonomous 'smart cars' is now on the agenda for both military and high-end automobile manufacturers, according to a report from the recent RoboBusiness conference. Smart cars would be able to recognize their occupants, understand driver and passenger needs and inform the driver how best to proceed."

Inside Stanley

6 pages + 41 pages = 47 pages about Stanley !

Getting serious about Fuel Cells

Here is a one hour presentation about Fuel Cells and Portable Power Solutions for cars.

Nissan Pivo

A concept car. Drive by wire, four wheels steering, 100Km@60MilesPerHour. Future cars will be easier to be automated.