A group of researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno with its 2010 Volkswagen Passat Variant traveled from the US-Mexico border in Mexico to collect data as well as the preparation of a journey even more the road is from Reno, Nevada to Mexico.
Volkswagen has named Autonomos has been modified so that it can automatically control the speed, direction and braking without human intervention as well as relying on GPS to track predefined safe routes.
Raul Rojas, visiting professor of robotics and intelligent systems of mathematics at the University of Nevada, Reno said in a press release that they covered 250 to 300 miles a day so it took a week to arrive in Mexico City. He also mentioned that some parts of the highway were scary, but they had no major security incident.
To record data, the researchers developed special cards that can store up to terabytes of data so details such as the number of lanes, road markings, going out, intersections and traffic signals have been stored properly.
road that the team was traveling along the road of Mexico where 15 about five percent of it was a construction job and potholes. The biggest challenge came from the lack of lane markings along the road because of repaving work during the summer.
The team is composed of Rojas, and three other German colleagues. Everyone had the opportunity to become a safety pilot who job was to keep an eye on the road in the driver's seat. Someone needed to monitor computer systems and navigation while the other duty was to attend a support vehicle.
Before this road trip, Rojas tested the same car in autonomous driving mode to 306 km round trip from Berlin to Leipzig, Germany. For the road trip from Mexico, they had covered the 2414-kilometer distance.
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