Driverless electric vans begin 8,000-mile Silk Road test

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Category: Mechanics

Published on Friday, 30 July 2010 14:14

Engineers today began the longest-ever test trip of driverless vehicles from Italy to China along the Silk Road, to examine the limits of future automotive technology. Two bright orange solar-powered electric vehicles will aim to cover 8,000 miles through the traffic of Moscow, the summer heat of Siberia and the bitter cold of the Gobi desert before the planned arrival in the World Fair in Shanghai at the end of October.

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