Volkswagen Touareg Stanley on display in Silicon Valley

The Touareg Stanley prototype features some driver-assistance systems, that among others include: the Electric Stabilisation Program and Navigation Assistance, Automatic Distance Control plus Front Assist for a reduced braking distance, as well as the Lane Assist lane-keeping system. The Stanley also include laser detectors, stereo optical devices, radar sensors, exceptionally precise GPS systems and control software specifically developed for the vehicle. The prototype was built in collaboration with Stanford University.

Stanley’s exhibition tour began in 2006 and since then it traveled on to Singapore, Johannesburg, Munich, Copenhagen and now to San Jose. In autumn 2008, the Stanley will be handed over to the Smithsonian Museum, where it will be put on permanent display.