Avtopilotiruemy concept car again showed a record time, and did so independently and without any interference from the driver.
Audi has demonstrated its technological developments in the field of traffic on avtopilotiruemogo complex and unforgiving track FAST Parcmotor near Barcelona (Spain). The passengers of the car were journalists from around the world: they had the opportunity to drive in a powerful four-door sports coupe in terms of the race track.
During the second trial this year on the racetrack Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma County, California, experts were able to make the brand characteristics of lightweight models Audi RS 7 even more efficient. «In the difficult circumstances in various international racetracks we gained experience in customizing our avtopilotiruemyh functions to achieve high performance. Needless to say, this work is good for mass production assistance systems, such as, for example, an assistant to prevent collisions on the new model Audi A4, — said Thomas Muller (Thomas Müller), responsible for the development of brake systems, steering and assistance systems in the company Audi. — All racetracks are different, so each time we face new challenges arise.
The data collected are directed to increase the reliability and improved performance of the pilot car. The result was an excellent time to overcome the racing circle 4.2 km — 2 minutes 7.67 seconds. "
For quite a long time, experts tested the system Audi avtopilotirovaniya in increasingly difficult conditions. In October 2014 the Audi RS 7, nicknamed «Bobby» (Bobby) drove a race track Hockenheimring round without a driver in the cabin, and its maximum speed while reaching 240 km / h. The car was given the name of a new generation of «Robbie.» It is equipped with a V-shaped 8-cylinder engine 4.0 TFSI with two turbochargers capacity of 560 liters. from. Compared with its predecessor, «Robbie» weighs about 400 kg less. In July 2015, «Robbie» surprised the Americans that drove round the race track Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma County, California (USA), without the active participation of the person, showing at the same time it turned out better than the sports car drivers.
Braking, steering or acceleration — avtopilotiruemy car manages all these functions in a fully autonomous mode and as accurately as possible. Audi is also testing a system avtopilotirovaniya in real traffic. In early 2015 avtopilotiruemy concept car Audi A7 nicknamed «Jack» passed offline 900 km from the Silicon Valley to Las Vegas with journalists as passengers. After some time the same car moved off-line on German motorways at speeds up to 130 km / h. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in May 2015, journalists were able to get acquainted with the technology avtopilotirovaniya in a bustling traffic of such a metropolis like Shanghai. In October 2015 Audi brand demonstrated its ability to pilot the car automatically make emergency maneuvers detour moving objects in the city.
The research work, which provides a test system in different conditions, provides the most valuable information necessary to run the system into production from the measuring technology to data processing technologies used to control the car.
Technology avtopilotirovaniya — is safety, time savings, efficiency and convenience. These systems can make an invaluable contribution to improving safety, especially when the driver is not able to cope with a large number of operations with driving or, on the contrary, it is not enough to implement them carefully. Taking over the management of the car, the system avtopilotirovaniya makes the movement more efficient, reduces the burden on the driver and increases comfort. In addition, the car driver can avtopilotiruemom differently dispose of his time. System avtopilotirovaniya Audi debut at the executive class sedan Audi A8 of the next generation. Technologies of the system can control the vehicle during parking or traffic in heavy traffic with frequent stops and pulling away on the highway at speeds up to 60 km / h.
