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Laser Sensors to Guide Cars in the Near Future
Laser Sensors to Guide Cars in the Near Future
HAMBURG, Germany, October 30// -- The Team-LUX is entering the DARPA Grand Challenge, the world's most remarkable car rally. The event, being held for the third time since 2004,
is a contest between unmanned vehicles. The laser technology company, Sick
AG, and its subsidiary, Ibeo Automobile Sensor GmbH, participate with their
Team-LUX. They want to demonstrate that laser sensors for autonomous driving
will be soon included into safety systems of production vehicles. The race
car is a VW Passat 2.0 TDI with three prototypes of the new ibeo LUX laser
sensor concealed in its bodywork. In view of the Ibeo laser technology, which
represents a unique concept for vehicles worldwide, the Team-LUX members
believe they have an excellent chance in the contest. What makes this race so
special is that all of the competing vehicles must master a 60-mile course
entirely autonomously, with neither a driver nor remote control. The DARPA
Urban Challenge 2007 is being held in a US city, in real traffic conditions,
on November 3 and 4, 2007. The Team-LUX intends to show that intelligent
technology capable of enhancing road safety can be produced for production
cars.
"We are competing against the world's best in terms of automobile
technology," explains Dr. Ulrich Lages, CEO of Ibeo Automobile Sensor GmbH.
He continues, "Although we are a relatively small team and, unlike the big
players, do not dispose of a large budget, we believe we have a great chance
at the DARPA 2007. Our innovative laser technology gives us a lead of several
years over our prospective rivals, especially in the field of object and
environmental detection."
Information:
ibeo-as.com; www.team-lux.com
Source: Ibeo Automobile Sensor GmbH
Menyesch Public Relations, Tel.: +49-40-369863-17, E-Mail: twelsiek@m-pr.de
