MARTY, self-driving, electric, drifting DeLorean

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MARTY – short for Multiple Actuator Research Test bed for Yaw control

MARTY, 40 images

Contributors:

Dynamic Design Lab

Renovo.auto

Inventor - Joseph Christian Gerdes

Project Lead - Jonathan Goh

 

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Press-release
"Introducing MARTY, Stanford's self-driving, electric, drifting DeLorean"
Stanford engineers built an autonomous DeLorean capable of stable, precise drifting at large angles in order to study how cars perform in extreme situations, which could ultimately guide the development of autonomous safety protocols.

by Bjorn Carey
October 20, 2015

 

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Introducing MARTY, Stanford's self-driving, electric, drifting DeLorean

Published on Oct 20, 2015

Stanford engineers built an autonomous DeLorean capable of stable, precise drifting at large angles in order to study how cars perform in extreme situations, which could ultimately guide the development of autonomous safety protocols.

 

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30-sec TECH: Autonomous Delorean fangs sick donuts

Published on Oct 20, 2015

Self-driving cars will need to be able to handle low-traction situations as well as the best human drivers - that's why Stanford engineers have taught this Delorean some drifting skills and got it to fang mad donuts.
Full story:
"Stanford's autonomous DeLorean can't time travel, can do donuts"

by David Szondy
October 21, 2015

 

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Article "Stanford's self-driving Delorean goes drifting for Back to the Future Day"

by Brad Templeton
October 21, 2015