Autonomous vehicles, so near and yet so far

Posted on 15 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson

A highlight of the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed was the sight of a 1965 Ford Mustang driving itself autonomously up the famed hill climb with the Duke of Richmond and a BBC TV crew in the back.

In the front, ready to take over in the event of a threat to ducal dignity, was Dr James Brighton, head of the Advanced Mechanical Engineering Centre at Cranfield University.  It was his team that made the Mustang capable of autonomous driving, with the assistance of Siemens UK. Nick Peters caught up with Dr Brighton…

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