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Linux-powered PS3 helps pilot autonomous SUV

A private R&D company in San Diego, Calif., has definitely proven the "Repo Man" axiom that "the more you drive, the less intelligent you are." Axion Racing is using a Sony PS3 running Linux in an autonomous vehicle said to have driven Colorado's Pikes Peak.

Axion Racing's "Spirit" UAV (unmanned, autonomous vehicle) is built on a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle's cargo area appears to be stuffed full of power-hungry Dell servers, along with "SICK laser finders, Bumblebee stereo cameras, and FLIR infrared cameras all guided by twin Navcom Starfire GPS units," the company said. Another component is a Northrop Grumnan LN-270 INS, said to use the earth's inertia "to help keep Spirit on track during any GPS multitasking issues."

To its existing collection of equipment, Axion added a Sony PS3 running Yellow Dog's PS3 Linux implementation. The PS3 also runs software said to "quickly examine information from a RGB road finding camera."

As a 35-member company, Axion is proud to have qualified fifth at the 2005 DARPA challenge, where it was among only five teams to complete all runs, it said. Subsequently, the team decided to add a Sony Playstation3 to the mix.

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power of Green 6850d ago

I find it funny how theres so many PS3 saves the world, PS3 improves sex life, PS3 ends world hunger, PS3 acts as friend to fanboys. PS3 used as greatest weapom on war on terror. PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3. lol

Daxx6850d ago

I bet it can walk the dog but I want games instead.

nasim6850d ago

x360 can only burn down in 2 minutes after purchase.

no one wants an x360 and a defective XENON unlike you BOT

Maddens Raiders6850d ago (Edited 6850d ago )

I know it hurts that you can see the writing on the wall all along knowing that if this truck was powered by a 360 (never gonna happen) it would blow the engine and explode into a terrific thunderous fireball killing the drivers, cameramen, innocent bystanders, and wildlife.

The worst part of all is that the MS race team would force the vehicle to be smaller than a Grand Cherokee from the beginning; therefore losing onboard management computers and fire extinguishers, of course th rationale being: "what are you going to do with all of that storage?"

...And then after the whole thing goes kaput...the families of the deceased would hear: "well folks, sorry, but...ya know....things break..."...ok nothing to see here, this is not our fault....

I know it's boring as hell guys, but really...stick to the XBox threads, because you just make desperate asses of yourselves when you tread on foreign turf. POG and Odion, Daxx,etc, etc.., et al.... the whole miserable lot pray to PS3 gods at night....it's so cute....they just can't get enough...I love it!

Real Gambler6850d ago

Had a good laugh... Hitting all the nails one after the other. Nothing else to say except maybe the good old joke: "If Microsoft made cars... but everybody knows it already.

macalatus6850d ago

Hey, POG, I got a question for you: Why are you in a PS3 room anyway? Let me guess...you MS fanboys ran out of or couldn't find a decent 'feel good' Xbox 360 story to post on n4g.com? Hey, that would perfectly explain why you guys are complaining why every 360 news are bad and that we "Fony fanboys" are running the show here.

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Bathyj6850d ago

PS3 becomes self aware when Killzone 2 is released.

macalatus6850d ago

Seriously, some creative genius should make a YouTube PS3 spoof of the Terminator. It should have Bill Gates (the actual person, not the n4g user) lobbying California Gov. Schwarzzeneger to stop all shipments of PS3 to California. The plan fails, the PS3-based Cell systems become self-aware, and first starts deleting all the accounts of all known MS fanboys in n4g.com. The rest is...history!!

(Insert Terminator theme here)

Daz6850d ago

MY ps3 is the microwave and my 360 is the heat lol

ironwolf6850d ago

How many more times? Three? Four? I guess its better than game delay announcements.

Armyless6850d ago

Look it up. Interesting that they would add a PS3 running Linux... does the OS really tap the Cell's SPEs?

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot13d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle13d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7713d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer22d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde20d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy20d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12520d ago (Edited 20d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7721d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga21d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199221d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga20d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman20d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger21d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box21d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion20d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7221d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7521d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit21d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14921d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7721d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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