{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"da.news","provider_url":"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/","title":"TU Darmstadt is building a fully autonomous car - da.news","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m9jZNqOc6f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/tu-darmstadt-is-building-a-fully-autonomous-car\/\">TU Darmstadt is building a fully autonomous car<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/tu-darmstadt-is-building-a-fully-autonomous-car\/embed\/#?secret=m9jZNqOc6f\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#x201C;TU Darmstadt is building a fully autonomous car&#x201D; &#x2013; da.news\" data-secret=\"m9jZNqOc6f\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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From the outside, it resembles a modern, small, stylish bus with strongly rounded corners and an identical design from the front and rear. It comes without a steering wheel, but offers ample comfort and a wealth of technology. Cameras, laser scanners, radar, and ultrasonic sensors are integrated throughout. Entry is via a sliding door, and the interior resembles a cozy living room. \"Auto ELF\" represents five years of development. The Technical Universities of Aachen, Braunschweig, and Munich also participated, developing various vehicle concepts. The vehicle can be used as a family car, shuttle, or taxi. To meet the diverse needs of different user generations, the developers implemented three user interfaces: a standard interface, one for seniors, and even one for children. The aim was to determine how well the vehicle could be used by children and under what circumstances parents would allow their children to drive alone. The vehicle entrance was also equipped with a lift to allow people with mobility impairments to enter without assistance. Inside the car, there will only be a tablet and no other controls. The vehicle can be stopped remotely in an emergency using the wireless emergency transmitter. The turquoise seats, fold-out tablets, and wall-mounted screens are particularly striking. However, there is no driver's seat, accelerator pedal, or steering wheel. This prototype offers a glimpse into a possible future of mobility. Four pillars mounted at each corner of the exterior are especially noticeable. These so-called sensor modules enable the vehicle to perceive its entire surroundings. Each of the four modules combines various cameras, radar, and lidar sensors. They are the fundamental requirement for the \"Auto ELF\" to drive completely autonomously. Driver intervention is not intended. This allows the occupants to completely relax, read a book, or watch a series. Researchers report that this is still unusual for many, but most will get used to it over time. Part of the process involves testing how people react to driving without being able to intervene. The fact that the car can park parallel to the road thanks to adjustable wheels is certainly an advantage. However, it will be quite some time before everyone can be picked up by the vehicle in the morning or drive the family version to the shops at speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour. The prototypes are not intended for mass production. The models are simply too expensive for that. In any case, the effort required to obtain road approval for the vehicle is too great to take any risks, the scientists report. However, tests in which the car had to react to various conditions make them optimistic that they have laid the foundation for a potentially more comfortable form of individual mobility in the future. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a total of 32 million euros, of which TU Darmstadt is contributing three million euros. Members of the consortium are: RWTH Aachen University, TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TU Munich, University of Stuttgart, University of Passau, and University of Ulm, as well as the industrial partners ATLATEC GmbH, flyXdrive GmbH, iMAR Navigation GmbH, IPG Automotive GmbH, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, and VIRES Simulationstechnologie GmbH."}