A car was able to drive, stand-alone, a distance of 5,400 kilometers.
The company has modified Delphi Audi Q5 SUV so can browse without drivers, a distance of about 5,400 miles.
The car crossed 15 states in nine days, autonomous 99% of the time. More specifically, a driver took the wheel for a distance of 80 kilometers on which there Execution or speed restrictions.
Equipped with six long-range radars, four short-range radar, three-sensor, six light sensors, and other devices, SUV crossed the United States from the west coast to the east coast.
The scene seems to be set for driverless cars to feature more and more in our everyday lives. And it appears that the public are ready for it too. A recent survey carried out by The Boston Consulting Group of 1,500 Americans showed that 55% of people were “likely” or “very likely” to buy a semi-autonomous car, whilst 44% said that they would, in ten years time, buy a fully autonomous one. Interestingly though, whilst safety was consistently ranked near the top of the reasons given for why they might be interested in buying a driverless car, it was joined by a reduction in insurance premiums and an increase in productivity whilst the car drives. So it would seem that whilst efficiency and safety might be the outcome of the major uptake of driverless cars, as always it’s the cost to the wallet that will be driving it.
Source: iflscience.com
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