In the European Land Robot Trial, a vehicle of the university of the German armed forces (Universitaet der Bundeswehr) is the winner in the speed discipline. In comparison the Darpa Grand Challenge, the European contest demands more autonomy, participants say.
The vehicle used by the university's team was a Volkswagen Tuareg, the same type that already has won last year's Grand Challenge. Basically, the vehicle even was equipped very similarly, but in contrast to the Darpa Grand Challenge where the vehicles drive along a track that connects waypoints, defined by GPS navigation, the European Land Robot Trial does not allow the intensive use of satellite navigation.
EE Times Europe: Autonomous vehicle finds way without GPS - Link
European Land-Robot Trial (ELROB) Website - Link
Wikipedia: ELROB - Link
The vehicle used by the university's team was a Volkswagen Tuareg, the same type that already has won last year's Grand Challenge. Basically, the vehicle even was equipped very similarly, but in contrast to the Darpa Grand Challenge where the vehicles drive along a track that connects waypoints, defined by GPS navigation, the European Land Robot Trial does not allow the intensive use of satellite navigation.
EE Times Europe: Autonomous vehicle finds way without GPS - Link
European Land-Robot Trial (ELROB) Website - Link
Wikipedia: ELROB - Link
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