Touareg Prototype Masters Off-road Course without Driver As if steered by a ghost driver. A Touareg with high-tech sensors, but no driver on board. Last Friday, for the first time in public, an autonomous Touareg had to demonstrate what it has learnt from humans: Volkswagen put the prototype to the test on an off-road course at Motopark Oschersleben. The ?intelligent? four-wheel drive vehicle tackled the course with ease. The successful premiere was also a satisfying dress rehearsal. On 8 October, Volkswagen will take part in the US ?Grand Challenge 2005?, a unique race for driverless automobiles, entering the prototype?s sister model. Figures prove that so-called driver assistance systems are already making our roads safer. The most successful example is ESP. This ?anti-skid system? saves lives year after year. The latest example is ACC. Used for the first time in the Phaeton, Adaptive Cruise Control now also reduces the probability of rear-end collisions in the new Passat. All of the latest available technology for recognition and analysis of a car?s environment has been used in the Grand Challenge Touareg. It has been established that, when combined, these driver assistance systems autonomously recognise the course and obstacles and steer the vehicle.
sarò scettico, ma la foto col volante girato a me sembra fotoscioppata di brutto.. quel volante c'ha dei riflessi stranissimi... e cmq se per non guidare devo montare quell'attrezzatura sul tetto piuttosto compro un magrebino e lo metto alla guida scherzo eh
