Canon PowerShot G9
ƒ/2.8
7.4 mm
1/30
200

The spinning LIDAR on the blue VW roof renders this real-time 3D image of the people all around. I am one of the white figures, and I could see my hand waving on screen

Seemed spookily similar to the night-vision gunship videos…

DARPA@Work

P.S. The screen also shows the path the car drove before parking (triangles and dots)

3 responses to “Robocar”

  1. brentdanley Avatar
    brentdanley

    It’s amazing what’s possible with the new Windows 7. 😉

    Reply
  2. Doug_Dirac_Delta Avatar
    Doug_Dirac_Delta

    … and this is how the robot apocalypse begins… 😉

    Reply
  3. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Be prepared!

    Be Prepared Robot Uprising has Begun

    or catch the opposing viewpoint tomorrow:
    "ME302/CS532 – The Future of the Automobile" which will be held this
    coming Wednesday and focus on autonomous vehicles:
    Can Robotic Cars Save The World?
    Technology – Politics – Society
    Brad Templeton, Chairman of the EFF, Founder of the Earliest Dot-Com,
    Tech Blogger and Futurist
    – Lecture open to all students, faculty, staff, affiliates –
    Wednesday, October 28, 4:15-5:30pm
    Stanford University, Building 260, Room 113"

    Reply

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