Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak This is the TT that doesn’t need a driver. Full name: Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak. Yes, it did the whole mountainous 12.4-mile Pikes Peak hill climb all by itself, in one run. Actually, the car ran the course six times over one weekend, just to prove it wasn’t a fluke. Using sensors, GPS, a whole lot of Silicon Valley cleverness, plus 265 hp to clock a time of 27 minutes, the point of the exercise is to develop technology that can enhance a driver’s abilities, like computerized systems help the pilots of passenger airliners. Incidentally, a fairly talented pro driver who isn’t scared of a 14,000-foot drop could cover the same course in 17 minutes; the fastest guy (Nobuhiro Monster Tajima) has a time of 10 minutes and 1.04 seconds, but with a darn sight more horsepower (993 hp). Let’s see the Autonomous TTS handle the Nürburgring next. Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
