| Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced
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| | addition of the software developed at the
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| recently that it will participate in this
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| | Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
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| year's DARPA Urban Challenge with
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| | makes the Passat wagon truly autonomous.
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| Stanford University on November 3, 2007.
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| | Dr. Carlo Rummel executive director of
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| The entry of VW for the said competition
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| | Volkswagen of America's Electronics
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| is its completely autonomous 2006
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| | Research Laboratory commented "After our
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| diesel-powered Passat wagon which is
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| | victory at the last DARPA Grand
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| equipped with only the best auto parts
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| | Challenge, Volkswagen is excited to join
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| that Europe's largest automaker can
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| | the 2007 DAPRA Urban Challenge. We see an
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| provide. As a fact even its Volkswagen
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| | opportunity to further advance
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| valve cover gasket was specially made
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| | intelligent technologies for use in
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| just for the Passat wagon.
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| | passenger vehicles of the future. The
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| The highly mechanical Passat will compete
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| | features developed for the Urban
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| on a 60-mile simulated urban course that
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| | Challenge will ultimately make driving
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| would include merging with traffic,
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| | safer and more enjoyable in today's
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| negotiating with busy intersection and
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| | increasing dense traffic." Dr. Rummel
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| crossing traffic circles while keeping
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| | also added, "With the fuel efficient
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| with the traffic laws.
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| | Passat, we have the perfect vehicle for
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| The Passat wagon which is named Junior is
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| | the job; just like our Touareg 'Stanley'
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| a tribute to Leland Stanford Jr. who is
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| | was for the desert race in 2005."
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| the founder of Stanford University. It is
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| | It should be noted that for the 2005
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| equipped with electromechanical power
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| | DARPA Grand Challenge Volkswagen was able
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| steering and electric throttle, gear
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| | to win the two-million dollar grand prize
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| shifter and parking brake. The electric
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| | with its diesel powered Touareg named
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| system and the brakes of the Passat wagon
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| | Stanley. The Touareg defeated 22 unmanned
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| were modified by Volkswagen of America's
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| | vehicles in a drooling, 132-mile
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| Electronics Research Laboratory to turn
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| | championship race which includes driving
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| it into a complete computer controlled
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| | through rough desert roads, dry lake beds
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| vehicle. Similarly the custom mountings
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| | and tunnels, mountain trails, and using
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| for its array of sophisticated sensors
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| | only onboard navigation and sensors.
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| were specially created and built at the
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| | Touareg was able to finish the race after
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| ERL. The brain of the car is comprised of
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| | 6 hours 35 minutes with very little
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| Intel Core 2 Duo processors with multiple
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| | effort.
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| processing units per chip and with the
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