?MadeInGermany?: Now Germany Has A Robot Car, Too

Japan and the US aren't the only countries in the world boasting advanced robot cars. Now Germany has one, too. A team of researchers at Freie Universit�t Berlin has roboticized a conventional VW Passat [homepage in English], which has successfully finished trial runs in central Berlin "several times" over the last weekend without causing an accident. The car (which is called "MadeInGermany" for some reason) made its debut in 2007 when it drove around autonomously in a closed area in a closed down airport in Berlin. But now the vehicle was able to finish a 20km round trip in the center of the city, between Kaiserdamm to Brandenburg Gate, for the first time - roundabout traffic, speed limits, pedestrians and a total 46 lights on the way included.

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