'Junior' is a totally automatic car, the pride of the Investigation centre of the University of Stanford, where they have achieved that the Volkswagen drives alone, capable of perceiving everything around it, and makes decisions all by itself. It not only completes all norms of circulation, also reacts perfectly when confronted with unexpected circumstances.
According to the creators, what makes 'Junior' special are the sensors and cameras integrated to detect information while on route. There's a scanner on the roof that digitalizes the 360 degrees which goes round 10 times per second, and some potent computers installed In the luggage boot which register, classify and keep all the information received.
The security is unbeatable. The people responsible for the project assure that It's without doubt the most effective and correct registry capacity, without misleading information nor interruption. These qualities converts the innovative vehicle much safer than any car driven by a person, who has much more limited vision, and likely distraction. 'Up till now, people use GPS, and 'Junior' not only indicates the way but takes you safely there.
For the moment the tests are done within the campus of Stanford, and the investigation in the Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence there, but according to the engineers, 'Junior' is perfectly capable to go on to any motorway. It's estimated that within 15 years, most vehicles would be automatic. Isn't the Passat Variant already equipped with radars, lasers and systems of GPS managed and directed by a computer?
It would seem that, shortly, a car will be the place to relax, read or take a snooze!
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