GERMANY: DRIVING ROBOT PIONEERED BY VOLKSWAGEN AG DRIVES IN PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME

Record ID: 981575

  • Title: GERMANY: DRIVING ROBOT PIONEERED BY VOLKSWAGEN AG DRIVES IN PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME
  • Date: 1st April 2000
  • Summary: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY (MARCH 31, 2000)(REUTERS) 1. SLV EXTERIOR VW PLANT/ROBOT IN VW VAN/CLOSE ROBOT, TILT DOWN TO CU PEDDLES (4 SHOTS) 0.36 2. SCU COMPUTER MONITOR/ZOOM OUT TO TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE 0.51 3. SLV INTRUMENTS IN VEHICLE/CAMERAS/SENSORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR (6 SHOTS) 1.12 (VW VNR) 4. SCU COMPUTER ANIMATION OF SENSORS (2 SHOTS) 1.20 (REUTERS) 5. SLV VEHICLE DRIVING ALONG OBSTACLE COURSE/ROBOT DRIVING CAR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE /COMPUTER MONITER/PAN TO ROBOT DRIVING/CAR DRIVING (10 SHOTS) 2.43 6. SLV MEDIA AROUND VEHICLE ZOOM INTO CU ROBOT LOGO ON VEHICLE DOOR 2.50 7. SOUNDBITE (German) HEAD OF VW RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, JENS NEUMANN SAYING: "This robot was conceived for certain tests. For instance, we plan to use it for testing airbags or for dangerous driving tests. With the robot we can test the car in ways that we can't with human test drivers. (Answering to question whether he could imagine robot being used for airplane tests) Well, we don't build airplanes and therefore we do not have the intention to make it suitable for this purpose but in principle the robot could fly airplanes as well." 3.20 8. SCU ROBOT 3.24 9. SOUNDBITE (German) HEAD OF VW RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, JENS NEUMANN SAYING: "We will not see the robot on roads. The Fahrvergnuegen (driving enjoyment) must remain. But the robot will help us build cars, to test them and to maintain the quality that VW vehicles have." 3.38 10. SLV ROBOT DRIVING CAR 3.48 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
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