The car is equipped with four short-range radars, three vision-based cameras, six lidars, a localization system, intelligent software algorithms and various ‘Advanced Drive Assistance Systems.’
In a publicity stunt that includes as much real-world real engineering, Delphi Automotive will to set a record for the longest autonomous drive ever attempted in the U.S. The coast-to-coast trip will launch near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on March 22 and will cover 3,500 miles to New York City.
Delphi has been testing its autonomous driving car in California and in Las Vegas during the Consumer Electronics trade show last January.
“It’s time to put our vehicle to the ultimate test by broadening the range of driving conditions,” said Jeff Owens, Delphi’s chief technology officer.
The autonomous driving vehicle has:
Intelligent software – it is claimed – that allows the vehicle to make complex, human-like decisions (well let us hope not too fallibly human) for on road autonomous driving including:
- Traffic Jam Assist
- Automated Highway Pilot with Lane Change (on-ramp to off-ramp highway pilot)
- Automated Urban Pilot
- Automated Parking and Valet
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
