The state of nevada has declared AUDI as the first automaker to obtain a license allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles on its public roads. Such cars from google are already street legal in State of Califiornia and in use by few disable people.
the announcement opens the door for pushing the technology envelope forward as AUDI envisions motorists to enjoy the convenience of allowing cars to handle automatically in stop-and-go driving conditions, while still being able to take control when needed.
It is developed jointly by the volkswagen group electronics research lab in silicon valley and stanford university, a modified version of the AUDI TTS completed the 156-turn, 12.42-mile pikes peak circuit in Nevada in just 27 minutes. below you can see vehicle doing over 200 km/h (120 mph) on the circuit.
Watch here. [video=vimeo;44965912]http://vimeo.com/44965912[/video]
