VisLab · research vehicle
VIAC vans
VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge
Four electric vans that drove from Parma to the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 to test VisLab's perception systems over a huge range of roads.
- Price
- —research vehicle, not sold
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Completed what is described as the first intercontinental autonomous road trip, about 15,900 km from 20 July to 28 October 2010.
Real-world use
Needed human help a few times, including in a traffic jam and at toll booths.
Maker
VisLabCompanyHow 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
- Italy to Shanghai, China (2010)
- Rides, miles or loads
- About 15,900 km over three months (VisLab, 2010)
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every VisLab (University of Parma) 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 | VIAC vans (VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge)VisLab (University of Parma) |  Google self-driving Toyota PriusGoogle (Project Chauffeur, later Waymo)Same job: research · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Mercedes-Benz S 500 Intelligent Drive (Bertha Benz drive)Daimler with Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologySame job: research · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2010-07-20 | 2010-10 | 2013-08 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
Figures come from a published paper. Every link below backs something on this page.
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