ZMP’s City Simulator Experiment takes the driver out of the car, keeps the helmet just in case (video)

ZMP has done some great things in the past — well, except maybe Miuro , the roving iPod dock that ensured your PMP would always be just out of reach. Lately the company has been focusing on self-driving cars like the RoboCar MEV , and while this little one most certainly does have a driver, that driver is not actually in the car. It’s a potential roadway revolution. Just imagine being able to partake in your morning commute from the safety of your own home! Right now it’s just a little RC car (not unlike Malte Jehmlich’s telepresence Wipeout from last year) being steered by what looks like a Logitech Driving Force GT , making us hope that the next Gran Turismo offers a mode just like this — minus the headgear. Continue reading ZMP’s City Simulator Experiment takes the driver out of the car, keeps the helmet just in case (video) ZMP’s City Simulator Experiment takes the driver out of the car, keeps the helmet just in case (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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