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| Driverless car finishes 3,400 mile cross-country trip |
Phew! It took nine days, crossed 3,400 miles and touched 15 cities but the first coast-to-coast trip by a driver-less car is complete.
The trek started at the Golden Gate Bridge and ended in midtown Manhattan on Thursday. It was organized by auto parts maker Delphi (DLPH) to test its automated driving technology.
To comply with state laws, one person sat in the driver's seat throughout the trip, ready to take over if necessary to avoid another car or a pedestrian. Other engineers on the team monitored data collection during the trip.
Delphi said that 99% of the trip was done with the car in automated mode.
The car, an Audi SQ5, was equipped with loads of autonomous driving technologies: radar, high-end microprocessors, and software to let it make human-like decisions such as exiting and entering highway traffic, navigating city streets or parking.
"Along the way, the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles, construction zones, bridges, tunnels, aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions," Delphi said in a statement.
Source: CNN
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