Italian Driverless Car Beats Google Driverless Car

My ex-colleague Alberto Broggi from the University of Parma created a vehicle able to drive, without a driver, from Rome, Italy to Shanghai, China (over 13,000 Km or 8,000 miles). The electric car, driven by a PC reached Shanghai, China on October 28 after crossing two continents and surviving all sort of driving environments. The vehicles, equipped with four solar-powered laser scanners and seven video cameras that work together to detect and avoid obstacles, are part of an experiment aimed at improving road safety and advancing automotive technology.