Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has completed the longest automated
drive in North America, traveling from San Francisco to New York in the
first coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated vehicle. Nearly
3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated
mode.
Delphi's automated vehicle successfully managed complex traffic scenarios including this over-sized lane-encroaching vehicle. (Photo: Business Wire)
The drive was used by Delphi engineers to research and collect
information that will help further advance active safety technology –
the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry. The
team collected nearly three terabytes of data—about 30 percent of all of
the printed material in the Library of Congress.
“Our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive, exceeding our
expectations,” said Jeff Owens, Delphi chief technology officer. “The
knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active
safety products and accelerate our future product development, which
will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to
our customers.”
The nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the District of Columbia. Along
the way, the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as
traffic circles, construction zones, bridges, tunnels, aggressive
drivers and a variety of weather conditions.
Delphi’s automated driving vehicle is equipped with a full suite of
advanced technologies and features, many of which are already on the
market today including collision mitigation, integrated radar and camera
systems, forward collision and lane departure warning.
For more information, please visit Delphi.
About Delphi
Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) is a leading global supplier of
technologies for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.
Headquartered in Gillingham, U.K., Delphi operates major technical
centers, manufacturing sites and customer support services
in 33 countries. Delphi delivers innovation for the real world with
technologies that make cars and trucks smarter and safer as well as more
powerful and efficient. Visit www.delphi.com.
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