Showing posts with label MRG. Show all posts
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Thursday, 28 February 2013

University of Oxford develops low-cost self-driving car system

University of Oxford develops low-cost self-driving car system



The MRG autonomous drive carHi Guys,
      Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group (MRG) has developed an autonomous navigation system for cars at a build cost of only £5,000 (US$7,700). Installed in a production Nissan LEAF, the robot car uses off the shelf components and is designed to take over driving while traveling on frequently used routes.
Automated driving technology already exists on several different levels – from the assisted driving systems found in some upmarket cars to full-blown robots that can drive themselves. The latter have become so advanced in recent years that some U.S.