August 20, 2012 at 15:21Unmanned Audi TTS accelerates to 190 km / h
The Audi TTS, also known as Audi Shelley, developed by Stanford University in conjunction with the Volkswagen Group, passed the Thunderhill race track in less than two and a half minutes. The length of the route is 4.83 km. It has 15 turns. The maximum speed of Shelley was 190 km / h. Shelley's result is only a few seconds worse than professional race car drivers.
To not only catch up, but also surpass a person, scientists want to better understand how professionals drive a car. To do this, during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion car race, which took place this weekend, they provided two riders with sensors that measure physiological parameters. Comparing the data from them with the information obtained from the sensors of the car, you can understand what maneuvers require the maximum voltage of forces from drivers. It is at these moments, as scientists suggest, the actions of the rider, based on intuition, can be very different from the behavior of the algorithm embedded in an autonomous car.
Extreme driving modes are not only sporting interest. The experience gained on the race track can be used in normal driving during dangerous situations and in difficult road conditions. For example, the calculations made by the autopilot to control wheel slip during the passage of the highway are very similar to those that have to be done on a slippery road.
Source - Stanford University .
To not only catch up, but also surpass a person, scientists want to better understand how professionals drive a car. To do this, during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion car race, which took place this weekend, they provided two riders with sensors that measure physiological parameters. Comparing the data from them with the information obtained from the sensors of the car, you can understand what maneuvers require the maximum voltage of forces from drivers. It is at these moments, as scientists suggest, the actions of the rider, based on intuition, can be very different from the behavior of the algorithm embedded in an autonomous car.
Extreme driving modes are not only sporting interest. The experience gained on the race track can be used in normal driving during dangerous situations and in difficult road conditions. For example, the calculations made by the autopilot to control wheel slip during the passage of the highway are very similar to those that have to be done on a slippery road.
Source - Stanford University .