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Beyond the Limits
MARTY, the Dynamic Design Lab's electric DeLorean, dodges haybales as it autonomously drifts through a long and challenging obstacle course. By studying how to control a vehicle in these extreme situations, DDL researchers are helping to make autonomous vehicles safer. Learn more
Building Human Values into Automated Vehicles
Researchers at the DDL explore how to incorporate human values into the design of automated vehicles. Engineering decisions, such as the speed at which a vehicle chooses to navigate a pedestrian crosswalk, can have ethical, legal and social implications. Trudi, an automated Ford Fusion, is programmed to balance values such as safety, mobility and legality. Learn more
Connecting Human and Machine
Students from many disciplines around Stanford are using X1, the drive-by-wire electric vehicle, to study how autonomous vehicles interact with human drivers, their environment, and each other. Its modular chassis, four wheel independent steering, and precise sensing capabilities make it a flexible test platform suited to the varying needs of interdisciplinary research. Current topics explored on X1 include autonomous obstacle avoidance, contingency path planning, shared vehicle and human control, and safe multi-vehicle interaction. Learn more
Learning at the Racetrack
Students in the Dynamic Design Lab develop strategies for driving at the limits of handling using Shelley, an autonomous Audi TTS. Shelley is designed to use all of the available tire friction, enabling future autonomous vehicles to safely negotiate emergency situations. Researchers are working to improve the car's performance by learning from professional race car drivers. Learn more
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