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PHOTO GALLERY:
University of Minnesota
Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory Demonstration

in conjunction with
ITS America's Annual Meeting 2003
Minneapolis, MN, USA

University of Minnesota
Intelligent Vehicles Lab Demonstration

ITSA Annual Meeting
May 2003

VIDEO CLIPS (see PHOTOS further below)
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Driver heads-up display showing lane edges, alternating with view of road 
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Over-the-shoulder view of driver heads-up display showing lane edges
[1.3Mb]

Snowplow with driver assisted steering entering narrow “lane”
[2.2Mb] 

Bus operating with automated steering at 25 mph on narrow track 
[2.0Mb]

Bus automatically steering on transitway using DGPS referencing 
[5.5Mb]

Driver’s view of TechnoBus automatically traversing narrow path 
[2.2Mb]

TechnoBus under automated steering at modest speed
[2.0Mb]

Interior view of Smart Plow being driven via HUD
[10.7Mb]

PHOTOS
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Laser scanner on the side of the U Mn bus which supports the virtual mirror function

Front view of GPS-guided bus showing GPS antenna

TechnoBus Driver Assist System Interface

TechnoBus Driver Cockpit.  The screen at the driver’s front left side is the virtual mirror display.

Drop-down Heads Up Display similar to the one in operational use by snowplows to indicate road edges.

An example of objects detected to the right of the bus (in this case, pedestrians) in the virtual mirror display

Minnesota SmartPlow

Police vehicle equipped with driver assist for winter conditions

Driver interface for SmartPlow driver assist system   

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University of Minnesota
Intelligent Vehicles Lab Demonstration

ITSA Annual Meeting
May 2003