Autonomous Audi TTS scales Pikes Peak in 27-minute climb

They said they’d do it , and by golly, it’s been done — a specially-equipped Audi TTS drove the entire 12.42 miles and 156 precarious turns of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb without a driver at the wheel. ( Google , eat your heart out.) While the vehicle technically performed the feat about a month ago in September, Audi decided to wait until this last week to proclaim it to the world, following a helicopter accident during filming that sent pilot Jim Dirker to the hospital. Thankfully, he survived to fly another day, and at least some of the footage pulled through as well; you’ll find a brief clip after the break of the shiny white Quattro autonomously speeding up that hill. Continue reading Autonomous Audi TTS scales Pikes Peak in 27-minute climb Autonomous Audi TTS scales Pikes Peak in 27-minute climb originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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