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Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars – MIT News Office

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Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars – MIT News Office.

The system uses an onboard camera and laser rangefinder to identify hazards in a vehicle’s environment. The team devised an algorithm to analyze the data and identify safe zones — avoiding, for example, barrels in a field, or other cars on a roadway. The system allows a driver to control the vehicle, only taking the wheel when the driver is about to exit a safe zone.

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