Unmanned aerial vehicles to enhance GPS positioning debut in London

Seen the 007 series of films were always the envy of car that James Bond actor unmanned vehicles. April 11, the London Science Museum has an unmanned vehicle on display outside, a lot of car fans can finally see them all.

 It is learned that, this car has a laser sensor, GPS positioning systems, computer speed and brake control functions such as unmanned vehicles that day first foreign appearance.

 Zheliang named "lux"(LUX) Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI car is the transformation of cars type. On the surface, it is not much difference between an ordinary car, but look closely, people will find it installed before and after the body to act as "eyes" of the laser sensor.

 Designers, these are called "intelligent eye " sensors that can sense more than 180 meters to the road conditions within the scope of the nearby buildings, vehicles and pedestrians on the road around, and even can detect speed limit signs.

 Laser sensor will detect the installation of electronic data transmission to the car's computer systems, computer systems will be combined with satellite navigation software to process these data, to control the activities of the car.

 Under the command of the computer, "lux"can be timely braking, accelerating, shifting, in response to the peak and the emergence of obstacles such as traffic conditions, it can even reverse themselves in a pinch. In addition, it will strictly abide by traffic rules and road junction detection based on the signs point.

 It is reported that the car will be in November this year to participate in the United States at the driverless car competition. This car is responsible for providing high-tech products of the German Ibeo Automobile Sensor company, said in an interview that the car race will be their cutting-edge technology with the world's top automotive suppliers a contest between.

 Sources said, Ibeo company has with the public, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Toyota, Mitsubishi and other major international car manufacturers had negotiations. The car is expected later in 2007 small-scale production.