Engineering students at Sherbrooke University in Quebec have developed an autonomous electric vehicle which they presented this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. They also announced a partnership with Elektrobit, a Finnish company specialized in automotive software.
With a top speed of 120 km/h, the Sherbrooke VUE (Vehicule Urbain Electrique) is based on a 2006 smart fortwo and provides a range of about 64 kilometres.
The project started in 2011 with the goal of finding alternative urban mobility solutions. In the next few months, the students will focus on advanced driver-assistance technologies to make the VUE a fully autonomous vehicle.
Obstacle and road sign detection systems, a web-based remote control device, and custom-designed propulsion and battery management systems are already part of the package.
With a top speed of 120 km/h, the Sherbrooke VUE (Vehicule Urbain Electrique) is based on a 2006 smart fortwo and provides a range of about 64 kilometres.
The project started in 2011 with the goal of finding alternative urban mobility solutions. In the next few months, the students will focus on advanced driver-assistance technologies to make the VUE a fully autonomous vehicle.
Obstacle and road sign detection systems, a web-based remote control device, and custom-designed propulsion and battery management systems are already part of the package.