Running up that hill… autonomously!

Posted on 16 Jul 2018 by Jonny Williamson

A 1965 Ford Mustang powered up the famed hill climb track at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week. Nothing unusual about that, perhaps, given the Festival is a celebration of all things automotive, except this Mustang was driving itself autonomously, as Nick Peters reports.

The Mustang about to start its run The extraordinary sight of a legendary 53-year-old car running up the Goodwood Hill without human guidance was thanks to a partnership between Siemens UK and Cranfield University, which retrofitted the classic vehicle with autonomous-driving technology. “Let me tell you, I’m relieved it worked!” Siemens…

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