Gillingham, England - April 02 and April 12, 2015 - Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has completed the longest automated drive in North America, traveling from San Francisco to New York in the first coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated vehicle. Nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode. The drive was used by Delphi engineers to research and collect information that will help further advance active safety technology - the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry. The nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the District of Columbia.
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Gillingham, England - April 02, 2015
From San Francisco to New York, Delphi achieves first coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated vehicle
Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has completed the longest automated drive in North America, traveling from San Francisco to New York in the first coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated vehicle.
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Nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode.
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The drive was used by Delphi engineers to research and collect information that will help further advance active safety technology – the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry.
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The team collected nearly three terabytes of data - about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the Library of Congress.
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Jeffrey J. Owens is chief technology officer and executive vice president of Delphi.
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“Our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive, exceeding our expectations,” said Jeff Owens, Delphi chief technology officer.
“The knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active safety products and accelerate our future product development, which will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to our customers.”
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The nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the District of Columbia.
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Along the way, the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles, construction zones, bridges, tunnels, aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions.
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Delphi’s automated driving vehicle is equipped with a full suite of advanced technologies and features, many of which are already on the market today including collision mitigation, integrated radar and camera systems, forward collision and lane departure warning.
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Delphi's First Coast-to-Coast Automated Drive
Gillingham, England - April 12, 2015
Delphi Automotive demonstrated the full capabilities of its active safety technologies with the longest automated drive ever attempted in North America.
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The coast-to-coast trip launched in San Francisco on March 22 and covered nearly 3,400 miles finishing in New York City.
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The journey allowed Delphi engineers to gather critical data and further advance the company’s active safety technology development in this rapidly growing segment of the auto industry.
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During the cross-country trek, the vehicle was challenged under a variety of driving conditions from changing weather and terrain to potential road hazards - things that could never truly be tested in a lab.
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Photos from this historic trip that were taken from the launch through the arrival in New York City nine days later.
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For more information, please visit www.Delphi.com/DelphiDrive
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About Delphi
Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) is a leading global supplier of technologies for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.
Headquartered in Gillingham, U.K., Delphi operates major technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support services in 33 countries.
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Kevin P. Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Delphi.
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Delphi delivers innovation for the real world with technologies that make cars and trucks smarter and safer as well as more powerful and efficient.
Visit www.delphi.com
Media Contact:
Kristen Kinley
kristen.kinley@delphi.com
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Delphi Drive: Day 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&v=LS9i8WuGt-8
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Delphi Drive: Day 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1JYZthfQc&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&index=2
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Delphi Drive: Day 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUChnn1-YM&index=3&list=PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT
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Delphi Drive: Day 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1dgazlAEo&index=4&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT
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Delphi Drive: Day 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nISVI30KKs&index=5&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT
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Delphi Drive: Day 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4yHstHivco&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&index=6
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Delphi Drive: Day 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXp_MRQyssA&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&index=7
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Delphi Drive: Day 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyqsrW16Ykc&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&index=8
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Delphi Drive: Day 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpgXTu4iaew&index=9&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT
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Delphi Drive Journey Recap (short version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InazI-TGyw8&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT&index=10
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Delphi Drive Journey Recap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY_c_ELgaY&index=11&list=-PLxXAMDvDNKpH3MTvhuj8pMCXQBD67UyvT
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Source: Delphi Automotive PLC
http://www.delphi.com/media/pressreleases
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