Stanford robot car "Junior" in action, DARPA Urban Challenge

Yesterday, a Volkswagen Passat drove around a parking lot in Mountain View, CA, made three-point turns, and followed the rules at a four-way stop--all without human intervention. The computer-controlled car is named Junior, and it's Stanford University's official entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge, a race in which an autonomous car must navigate city streets, obey traffic laws, avoid obstructions, and, crucially, drive well among other cars in traffic. This test run is Junior's first public appearance, designed to let DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) test the car and determine if it proceeds to the next round in the Urban Challenge.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• robot
• car
• stanford
• junior
• darpa
• urban
• challenge

[davidallen2]

because the females can't drive haha snap

[hrthrhs]

U put the grocery bags in the seats and let the car drive itself home whilst u catch a cab...lol...

[narutokage777]

@Stego2001 only with a kinect

[happinesson]

this is a tremendous success!

[potpie921]

great!

[thebigfootme]

good job!

[henrikmk]

@johnson1095 This is a fairly old video (2007) and their new vehicles only have the spinning LIDAR on the roof and are allowed to drive in public.

[Onlyfreebiejeebies11]

Could it horn?

[cyberlord64]

@johnson1095 well... if you insist here you go: watch?v=do7SVxp_D6A&feature=re­lated

[knuxthefox]

Then when the car malfunctions and goes out of control, you call in the eX-Drivers!

[digerpaji]

@Stego2001 ofcourse it can, it can do anything that a man can do

[Destm157]

Now make it transform!