VW Passat TDI: Team LUX ready for DARPA Urban Challenge

Team LUX has readied their VW Passat TDI for the DARPA Urban Challenge. Good luck!

Ibeo-led Team LUX, however, is looking to add a dash of style to this year's (now lucrative) competition, as its Volkswagen Passat TDI wagon touts a clean exterior, three "laser scanners" for complete 360-degree perception, and amazingly, not much else. Apparently, the trio of uber-capable modules are all that's needed to keep the car under control, and while we'd typically doubt such bold claims, the 11-member team has quite an impressive resume in the autonomous vehicle department.

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Source: Engadget

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