Apple's Tiger Drives a Car

Iria · Jul 22, 2005, 08:15 PM

LONDON -- Apple technology drives a new fully-autonomous vehicle developed for a major U.S. competition.

Team Banzai is one of just 40 teams selected from 118 entrants from around North America to have made it through to the semi-finals of the 2005 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge.

DARPA is the central research and development organization for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Tiger's in the Tank

The team has developed its Tiger-powered customized Touareg car (dubbed "Dora") using Mac OS X technologies for the entire development and race management for the attempt.

Power Mac G5s running OS X inside the car control electronic pistons and belts to control the steering wheel, brake and gas pedals, and gear shifter.

In order to navigate to a destination, Dora follows a series of GPS waypoints, while an array of sensors--radar, video cameras, sonars and lasers--check terrain and assess likely obstacles.

The 40 semifinalists had to prove their self-controlled vehicles could navigate themselves through a narrow 200-meter course that included turns and randomly-placed obstacles.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Apple's Tiger Drives a Car LONDON -- Apple technology drives a new fully-autonomous vehicle developed for a major U.S. competition. Team Banzai is one of just 40 teams selected from 118 entrants from around North America to have made it through to the semi-finals of the 2005 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge. DARPA is the central research and development organization for the U.S. Department of Defense. Tiger's in the Tank The team has developed its Tiger-powered customized Touareg car (dubbed "Dora") using Mac OS X technologies for the entire development and race management for the attempt. Power Mac G5s running OS X inside the car control electronic pistons and belts to control the steering wheel, brake and gas pedals, and gear shifter. In order to navigate to a destination, Dora follows a series of GPS waypoints, while an array of sensors--radar, video cameras, sonars and lasers--check terrain and assess likely obstacles. The 40 semifinalists had to prove their self-controlled vehicles could navigate themselves through a narrow 200-meter course that included turns and randomly-placed obstacles. __________ Read More / Source: PC World