Saturday, November 19, 2011

Practical, Not Fantasy. A semi-autonomous van

What does a mailman, newspaper deliverers, water deliverer, etc. have in common?  They all get in and out of their trucks to deliver their products door to door.  What if they could deliver to one house, walk to the next house, and say "come here" and the car moves to their location?   It would create great efficiencies.  That is what VW did.  It reinvented the delivery vehicle with semi-autonomous capabilities.

It is a breath of fresh air to see an organization that applies an emerging technology in a practical fashion. VW should have their concept car available to market by second half of this decade.

Article:  Volkswagen's eT! concept reinvents the delivery vehicle with semi-autonomous capabilities

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