1. Driverless
Car
Presented by: Martijn Reymen & Michiel Ruelens
A robotic Volkswagen Passat shown at Stanford University
source: wikipedia

2. Definition
A driverless car is a vehicle equipped with an
autopilot system, and capable of driving from one point to another
without aid from an operator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driverless_car
http://c1.gas2.org/files/2010/10/googlecar.jpg

3. Quick History
• 1933 Mixed project by GM and Futurama
• 1977 Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering (Japan)
• 1980’s Europe: Mercedes-Benz robot van by
Ernst Dickmanns
• 1987-1995 European commision begins funding
EUREKA Prometheus Project
• 2010 Successful 13.000 km test run from Italy to
China
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driverless_car

4. How it works
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_02/020driverlesscar_800x547.jpg
A driverless car needs 4 things:
*Sensors
* Navigation
*Actuation
*Motion Planning
=> SNAMP

5. Applications
• Farming Industry
• (Inter)national Transport
• Personal Use
• …

6. Burn your driver’s licence!
http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/PT-AO137A_CARS_G_20100319204906.jpg