Autonomous Audi TTS to take on Pikes Peak

Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab - Convert an Audi TT to drive by wire, develop a safety architecture to ensure a reliable autonomous drive with no safety driver, and implement Stanford?s control algorithms on a system jointly developed with Sun Microsystems. Stanford Dynamics Design Lab - Develop the robust control algorithms that enable the vehicle to drive at the limits of handling on a variety of surfaces, and lets it complete the Pikes Peak course. Sun Microsystems ? Will specify a hardware platform that can run Stanford?s real time algorithms and develop a framework that enables Real Time Java to the vehicle CAN system.