Engineering · Robotics & Mechatronics
A topic within Robotics & Mechatronics, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of Engineering.
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Sebastian Thrun et al.
Describes the software architecture that let a modified Volkswagen Touareg drive 132 miles of desert terrain unmanned, arguing that robust probabilistic sensor fusion mattered more than any single perception or planning algorithm.
Michael Montemerlo et al.
Describes an autonomous car that treats other traffic as probabilistically predictable agents rather than obstacles to avoid, arguing this reframing is what let it navigate real intersections rather than just open road.
link checked 17 Sept 2026