May 31, 2007 - Work in preparation for the 2007 Urban Challenge continues at GrayMatter. Working in a real-time version of Java, new vehicle control software to further improve low speed tracking accuracy and facilitate higher-speed operation of the vehicle is nearing completion. Read the rest of this entry »

May 24, 2007 - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced that Team Gray, a unit of GrayMatter, Inc. is one of 53 teams that have advanced to the next stage of the agency’s selection process for the Urban Challenge. In June, DARPA personnel will visit the Team Gray test site to Read the rest of this entry »

May 21, 2007 - Team Gray approached the 2005 Grand Challenge from the standpoint of integrators rather than inventors. Our approach during 2007 to the Urban Challenge has not deviated from this strategy. Stated another way, “not invented here” is a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »

May 14, 2007 - An effective autonomous vehicle must simultaneously perform a variety of diverse tasks with a high degree of safety and reliability. First, it must sense and understand the environment in which it operates. Second, it must remain constantly aware of its location within that environment and Read the rest of this entry »

May 11, 2007 - GrayMatter demonstrated the AVS™ at the European Automotive Testing Expo 2007 held in Stuttgart, Germany in conjunction with Stähle and their exhibition of the SFP Autopilot system. Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2006 - GrayMatter exhibited the AVS™ at Automotive Testing Expo North America 2006 in conjunction with Soltec Corporation, the US distributor for Stähle, a manufacturer of robotic driving systems. The exhibit demonstrated the use of the SFP Autopilot system in autonomous driving applications. GrayMatter’s AVS™ controls Read the rest of this entry »

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced their newest Grand Challenge today - the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Autonomous vehicles will have to navigate through an urban environment while avoiding other cars and obeying traffic laws. For more information, please go to DARPA’s web site for more information. Read the rest of this entry »