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GM, Carnegie Mellon University Developing Vehicles that Drive Themselves


April 2007
 Filed under: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Car News | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Headlines
WARREN, Mich., 2007-04-03 - General Motors Corp., Carnegie Mellon University and other partner companies are developing a self-driving Chevrolet Tahoe to compete in the 2007 Urban Challenge competition, created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

The DARPA Urban Challenge competition will be held Nov. 3 in the western United States. The unmanned Tahoe will have to navigate safely through a 60-mile urban area course with merging traffic, stop signs and busy intersections in less than six hours without any remote control by humans.

The Tahoe, named "Boss" after GM Research founder Charles F. Kettering, is equipped with computer controls for driving and several radars, lasers and cameras for situation assessment. Computer software has been developed to enable the vehicle to drive itself.
"Imagine a world where there are no car crashes and very little traffic congestion," said Larry Burns, GM vice president of R&D and strategic planning. "This world is close to being proven thanks to the rapid advancement of electronics and communications technology. We are actively developing cars that can drive themselves and the DARPA Urban Challenge provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our progress."

In addition to its premier sponsorship of the Tartan Racing Team, GM is working with Carnegie Mellon University on autonomous driving technologies through its collaborative research laboratory at the university in Pittsburgh. More information on the Tartan Team can be viewed at www.tartanracing.org.

According to Alan Taub, GM executive director of R&D, collaboration with universities and supplier partners is vital to the development of this technology.

"We have been working closely with Carnegie Mellon University for seven years in the development of information and communications technologies and are extremely pleased with the results we are seeing," said Taub. "Participating in a competition like the DARPA Urban Challenge strengthens our relationship."

In addition to GM and Carnegie Mellon University, the Tartan Team is supported by the following sponsors: Caterpillar; Continental AG; Intel; Google; Applanix; TeleAtlas; Vector; Ibeo; Mobileye; CarSim; CleanPower Resources; M/A-COM; NetApp; Vector; CANtech; and Hewlett Packard.

Information on the DARPA Urban Challenge is available at www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.

More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com

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Source: GM

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