Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute · research vehicle
Navlab 5
A 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport minivan whose neural-network vision system steered while people handled throttle and brakes.
- Price
- —research vehicle, not sold
- Autonomy
- AssistedHow it runs
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Its July 1995 'No Hands Across America' trip from Pittsburgh to San Diego was steered automatically for about 98% of the way.
Real-world use
Steered itself for all but about 50 of roughly 2,850 miles in 1995; inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame.
Maker
Carnegie Mellon University Robotics InstituteCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- US interstates, Pittsburgh to San Diego (1995 trip)
- Rides, miles or loads
- About 2,850 miles, roughly 98% steered automatically (CMU, 1995)
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- 870 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Navlab)
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Assisted. A person drives it; it handles balance and obstacles.
Lineage
Every Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedresearch vehicle, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Navlab 5Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useVITA-2Daimler-Benz (EUREKA PROMETHEUS)Same job: research · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  VaMPBundeswehr University Munich with Mercedes-Benz (EUREKA PROMETHEUS)Same job: research · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  ARGOUniversity of Parma (Alberto Broggi's group, later VisLab)Same job: research · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 1995-07 | 1994-10 | 1994-10 | 1998 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
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| Speed | — | 130 km/h | 175 km/h | — |
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Sources
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