One team has reached its destination, although belatedly, and another is closing on its goal as two electrically-powered epic journeys reach their final hours. Vislab’s orange Piaggio vans and their retinue of support vehicles entered Shanghai, China on October 28, 18 days after their anticipated arrival date; and the Racing Green Endurance (RGE) team from Imperial College London has passed from Chile into Argentina on its home stretch to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Vislab’s goal of testing autonomous vehicles on the two-continent expedition, with the possibility of one day establishing a modern silk road from Italy to China and applying lessons learned from this journey to making everyday driving safer, had its share of problems, but the expert team managed to overcome these and press ahead in grand adventure style. Their press release marks the notable accomplishment. “The first intercontinental expedition in history composed of driverless vehicles left Parma (Italy) last June 26 and, after traveling for …
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