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Science & Technology - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:19 - 0 Comments
Driverless car to scale Pikes Peak
Shelley, Stanford’s driverless car, was named after Michele Mouton, the first woman to win the race up Pikes Peak. In the video below, mechanical engineer Chris Gerdes gives a tour of Shelley, a modified Audi TTS, which is scheduled to climb Pikes Peak in September. (Credit: L.A. Cicero)
STANFORD (US)—A re-engineered Audi TTS will attempt to ascend the 14,000-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs without an essential ingredient: a driver. Continue…
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In Today’s ScienceBlogs
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi [Stoat] March 21, 2010
- Richmond park photos [Not Exactly Rocket Science] March 21, 2010
- There Will Be Books: Raven Used Books Opens in Boston [Mike the Mad Biologist] March 21, 2010
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