Autonomous vehiclesFirst driverless car 50 years ago
The tire manufacturer and automotive supplier Continental put the first driverless car on the test track 50 years ago. The aim at the time was to test the tires and obtain reproducible results.
1 of 12
© Continental AG
Hans-Jürgen Meyer at the control station of the electronically controlled vehicle. From here, target speed, braking commands and other signals were transmitted to the vehicle. The test engineers were able to monitor the actual speed and engine speed from here.
Photo from 1968
1 of 12