Palo Alto to Las Vegas in a self driving Audi A7.
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/rode-500-miles-self-driving-car-saw-future-boring/
http://jalopnik.com/autonomous-audi-a7-drives-from-sf-to-vegas-probably-no-1677737814
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1029470_autonomous-audi-a7-concept-steers-itself-from-san-francisco-to-las-vegas-for-ces / Los Angeles driving down I-5 at the wheel sleek Audi A7 SUV waved with both hands safety hazard I hadn’t touched the steering wheel in more than an hour stickers on the car I was piloting Audi’s latest autonomous vehicle prototype designed handle the monotony of highway driving driving preparation day of training in Arizona ream of paperwork bureaucratic wrangling state of California issuing me a license to operate an autonomous vehicle riding along car of tomorrow autonomous road trip from Palo Alto California to Las Vegas Nevada Audi is showing off autonomous tech showrooms end of the decade Audi piloted driving German sedan cruising six radars three cameras two light detection and ranging LIDAR units computers analyze the road choose the optimal path maintaining a safe following distance smooth lane changes pass slower vehicles controlled by carbon-based life forms sophisticated grab the wheel tap the brake to immediately resume control Audi’s robo-car robot driver designed specifically for highway driving developing autonomous tech works only on the highway autonomous vehicles prototype doesn’t even have a steering wheel Google glorified version of adaptive cruise control lane departure warning autonomous A7 prototype technology production cars every major automaker experimenting with autonomous driving tech technology regulatory issues insurance questions consumer acceptance cars that drive themselves in all places at all times progressive slower timeline gives everyone time to accept the technology 2009 autonomous TTS 130 mph Bonneville salt flats winding course to the summit of Pikes Peak car controlled TTS lapped Thunderhill Raceway Park in 2012 autonomous RS7 150 mph Hockenheimring F1 track October controlled environment CES park itself drive itself through stop-and-go traffic Parking Pilot Traffic Jam Pilot Highway Pilot robot /
