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News Release 14-080

Demonstrating a driverless future

Carnegie Mellon researchers bring NSF-funded autonomous vehicle to D.C. to show promise of driverless cars

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This week in Washington, D.C., researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) marked a significant milestone, demonstrating one of the most advanced autonomous vehicles ever designed, capable of navigating on urban roads and highways without human intervention. Developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Transportation, DARPA and General Motors, the car is the result of more than a decade of research and development by scientists and engineers at CMU and elsewhere.

Credit: NSF


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Man inside a driverless car

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University demonstrate the autonomous vehicle they developed with NSF support at an event in September 2013. Their driverless car arrived in Washington, D.C., in June 2014 for a demonstration at the Capitol.

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University


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People standing next to parked Cadillac SRX  driverless car

The CMU-developed Cadillac SRX looks like any other car on the road, but hidden sensors, cameras and computers allow it to navigate on urban roads and highways without human intervention.

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University


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