A driverless car is about to go on a 3500-mile road trip across the US - Business Insider
An autonomous car developed by Michigan-based auto supplier Delphi Automotive will soon be making a 3,500-mile journey across the U. S. A person will sit behind the wheel at all times but won't touch it unless there's a situation the car can't... Companies both inside and outside the auto industry are experimenting with technologies that take more and more responsibilities away from the driver — right up to the act of actually driving the car. Delphi plans to show off one of several versions of the car — an Audi Q5 crossover outfitted with laser sensors, radar and multiple cameras — on Saturday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The official car will start its journey March 22 in San Francisco and arrive in New York a little more than a week later. The autonomous Audi warmed up for its long journey by racking up lots of miles tooling around Delphi's Silicon Valley office and taking a drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Delphi showed off the car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January where, during a demonstration, the car braked by itself — just like it was supposed to — when two inebriated men fell into the street in front of it. Delphi... Delphi's autonomous vehicle looks like a regular car, and not a science project. Source: www.businessinsider.com
