2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon TDI 'Junior' B6 [Typ 3C]
2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon B6 [Typ 3C] in James May's Big Ideas, Non-fiction TV, 2008 Ep. 1.01
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◊ 2008-12-09 20:36 |
"Junior" (from Stanford University) Junior is a 2006 model, Passat Wagon TDI Created by team Stanford, from Stanford University in partnership with Volkswagen, Junior was entered into the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge (a race evolving driverless vehicles) It finished in 2nd place. "Boss" (from Carnegie Mellon University) came in 1st place. |
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◊ 2008-12-10 18:39 |
I found some video clips of Junior in action: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BSS0MZvoltw Junior performing a preliminary test-run (note the car has yet to receive it’s sponsor’s decals) http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=xcNFUi06fh8&feature=related http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NTV2mbJhA&feature=related Coverage of the DARP Urban Challenge (Junior is seen a few times) |
