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Stanford University’s Driverless Audi TTS Hits 120MPH
Stanford University in California is home to some of the most brilliant young minds in the country. But with all this “young†comes the mostly testosterone and alcohol driven thoughts of any 20 year old genius. Why? Because of an autonomous racecar. Shelley, Stanford’s autonomous Audi TTS, which we saw climb Pikes Peak back in 2009, is back on the track for some high speed testing.
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Stanford Uni Just Built An Autonomous, Self-drifting Electric Delorean Nicknamed Marty
This isn’t another cheesy “Back To The Future†reference, as Stanford University actually built a real autonomous electric vehicle based on the famous movie car. Read more »...
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Video: Nissan Leaf Climbs The Pikes Peak
Last month, Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima broke his own record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a sub 10 minutes time in a 910-horsepower modified Suzuki SX4 racecar. Now, Nissan’s first all-electric car, the LEAF, has tackled the 156...
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Google Scientist Says Its Driverless Cars Could Save A Million Lives Each Year
Sebastian Thrun, leader of Google's driverless car project, talked about the technology of self-driven cars at TED Talks, claiming it could save one million lives each year if it would replace human driving. Google's test cars have so far covered...
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Audi To Participate At The Sema Show For The First Time, Displays Include 710hp R8 Spyder
There's a first time for everything. For Audi, it's SEMA as this year's edition of the show will mark the brand's first ever factory-backed appearance at the annual tuning extravaganza in Las Vegas. In addition to its lineup of after...
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Autonomous Audi Tts Takes Driving Out Of The Equation [with Video And Photos]
This here is the Autonomous Audi TTS, a research model for a car that does away with the driver altogether in order to explore the best capabilities of current and future driver assistance technologies. The prototype car is the collaborative work of the...
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