Little robotic autos that can.

Little robotic autos that can.

Researchers at the Institute for Mechatronic Systems (IMS, Winterthur, Switzerland), have developed a car that can find a parking space by itself and parallel-park in a single go without bumping into anything. For their test model, Charles Brom, head of IMS, and his team chose a DaimlerChrysler gaso...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 7 (2002).
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
40 km/h.
CANbus system.
Cardiff.
DaimlerChrysler gasoline-powered Smart car.
Institute for Mechatronic Systems.
Switzerland.
ULTra PRT system.
Wales.
Winterthur.
Automatically controlled personal taxi system.
Autonomous parking.
Controller area network bus.
Drive-by-wire elements.
Electronic gear shift.
Guideway network.
Parallel-parking.
Parking space.
Robotic cars.
Urban light transport personal rapid transit system.