Delphi's Car Drives Itself Coast to Coast

摘要

A car equipped with a suite of Delphi Automotive's technology completed the first ever cross-country drive from San Francisco to New York. The outfitted Audi drove nearly 3,400 miles, about 99 percent of which was done autonomously, crossing through 15 states and the District of Columbia and spanning nine days. The drive allowed engineers from the company to collect data - about three terabytes' worth - that will enable them to hone the technology. "Our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive, exceeding our expectations," says Jeff Owens, Delphi chief technology officer. "The knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active safety products and accelerate our future product development, which will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to our customers." Like any road trip, the vehicle came across a few tricky situations, like traffic circles, construction zones, aggressive drivers and many weather patterns.