iHLN Volkswagen has started testing self-propelled cars in urban traffic. The German autoconcern has today in Hamburg are first testing for self-propelled cars in a German city proposed. Five electric Golfs to drive autonomously through the city, equipped with laser scanners, cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radars.
The self-propelled e-Golfs are specifically equipped with eleven laser scanners, seven radars, and fourteen cameras. During an average practice, generate up to 5 gigabytes of data per minute. In the trunk of the e-Golf is a computer eliminated with the force of about fifteen laptops. That should be in a few milliseconds large amounts of information about pedestrians, cyclists, other cars, junctions, parked vehicles, voorrangssituaties, roadworks and lane-changes.
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The bulky equipment is required to include, with precision, the position of the car to determine and the environment sharp to keep an eye on. the
The test of self-propelled cars on the road now-once risks, such as last year’s deadly accident with a self-propelled, Volvo of Uber in the US demonstrated. Most of the major car manufacturers go there in spite of adversities from that by 2025, fully self-propelled car developed enough will be to keep him on the market.