- 积分
- 1044
- 回帖
- 0
- 西莫币
-
- 贡献
-
- 威望
-
- 存款
-
- 阅读权限
- 30
- 最后登录
- 1970-1-1
该用户从未签到
|
马上注册,结交更多好友,享用更多功能,让你轻松玩转社区。
您需要 登录 才可以下载或查看,没有账号?立即注册
x
本帖最后由 5525 于 2013-11-13 14:36 编辑
Self-Driving Pod Cars Are Coming to the U.K. in 2015
BY DAMON LAVRINC11.04.131:54 PM
Photo: Lee Durant/Ultra Global PRT
The U.K. town of Milton Keynes isn’t waiting for Google or General Motors to bring autonomous cars to the masses. Instead, it’s enlisting a fleet of 100 self-driving pods to run between the city’s central train station, shopping center, and office parks beginning in 2015.
The autonomous pods will carry two passengers, plus shopping bags, luggage, or a baby stroller, and will travel up to 12 mph in dedicated lanes inside the city.
The first 100 pods are set to take to the streets in 2015 as part of a £65 million infrastructure investment by Milton Keynes, with a full roll-out of the pods coming in 2017, when passengers will pay £2 per trip and summon their rides through a smartphone app.
The pods — similar to those used at Heathrow airport since 2011 — will be fully electric, with motors mounted at each wheel and charging handled by an inductive system set up along the route.
Like Google, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz’ autonomous vehicles, the pods will use a combination of GPS, sensors, and high-definition stereo cameras to navigate the city and avoid pedestrians, but according to the Daily Mail, the initial plan is to have specific lanes for the vehicles and a joystick to control the pod if something goes awry.
However, the town’s pub crawlers should take note that during the first tests, passengers will be responsible for the vehicle during the ride, so loading up on a few pints before heading back to the train station isn’t allowed.
____________________________________________
英国米尔顿凯恩斯镇没有等待谷歌或通用汽车(General Motors)带来自主汽车。相反,它争取100辆的豆荚车队在城市的中央火车站,购物中心和办公楼停车场之间运行,2015年开始。
自动驾驶荚将携带两名乘客,加上购物袋,箱包,或婴儿推车,并在城市内的专用车道以12英里每小时速度运行。
豆荚 - 与在希思罗机场自2011年以来所使用的相似 - 将全电动,电机安装在每个车轮和沿线集成充电感应系统。
像谷歌,宝马和梅赛德斯 - 奔驰自主车辆,吊舱将使用GPS ,感应器,和高清晰度立体摄像机来浏览城市和避让行人的组合,但据“每日邮报” ,初步计划是有具体的车道车辆和操纵杆来控制豆荚。
图片来自希斯罗机场的同型号EV。 |
评分
-
查看全部评分
|