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March 28, 2006
VW's Robot Touareg Featured on NOVA
“Stanley” the modified Volkswagen Touareg SUV that won a $2 million military challenge in October, will be featured on NOVA’s “The Great Robot Race,” airing on PBS March 28 at 8 p.m. ET.
Stanley competed against 200 other vehicles in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge, a 132-mile race over varied outdoor terrain intended to test the ability of driverless vehicles to traverse ground.
The NOVA program will provide an in-depth look at the DARPA Grand Challenge and the technological innovations of Stanley, and the other contenders.
A team from Stanford University, along with the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL), transformed a stock, diesel-powered Touareg modified with full-body skid plates and a reinforced front bumper. It is operated by a drive-by-wire system developed by the ERL.
Posted by Frank at March 28, 2006 2:30 AM | Filed under 2006 Vehicles
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