Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Hitachi Ropits Self-Driving Vehicle


Hitachi Ropits Self Driving Vehicle

Credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Hitachi has revealed a tiny single-seat vehicle called Ropits; that’s Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System. Ropit is a robot vehicle that can pick up and drop off passengers independently. Just punch in the destination and it will take you there. The vehicle is meant to travel on sidewalks and Hitachi had demonstrated its capability in the city of Tsukuba today. There will be more tests to come. (more…)

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