Can a laser scanner drive a car?

A car that navigates city streets without a driver – steered only by a computer? That might seem impossible to many. But researchers from Fraunhofer and the FU Berlin are presenting such an automated vehicle at this year’s Hannover Messe on April 21 through 25, 2008. Its core element is a three-dimensional laser scanner.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news125933126.html">Can a laser scanner drive a car?</a></p> <p>A car that navigates city streets without a driver – steered only by a computer? That might seem impossible to many. But researchers from Fraunhofer and the FU Berlin are presenting such an automated vehicle at this year’s Hannover Messe on April 21 through 25, 2008. Its core element is a three-dimensional laser scanner. </p>