VAIL

Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab weekend launch event | October 2009

The celebratory launch of the facility housing VAIL (Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab) on the campus of Stanford University took place on October 24th, 2009.  The goal of VAIL is to further automotive research by supporting collaborations between academia and industry.

Press Release

• Lifting the VAIL: Volkswagen Group, Stanford University take the next step in driving automotive innovation
  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Oct. 23, 2009

Autonomous Valet Parking

• VAIL Autonomous Valet Parking Demo, YouTube

Pikes Peak

• Stanford's Robotic Audi TTS, YouTube

News Stories

• VW Lifts a $5.75 Million VAIL at Stanford
  Wired - Oct. 26, 2009


• Self-driving Audi to tackle Pikes Peak?
  Top Gear - Oct. 27, 2009


• Stanford's New Robotic Audi TTS Knows How To Drift, Will Tackle Pikes Peak Next Year
  Top Gear - Oct. 24, 2009


• VAIL Demonstrates Autonomous Valet Parking System
  BotJunkie - Oct. 26, 2009


• Stanford builds robotic Audi for racing, robotic Volkswagen for parking
  Engadget - Oct. 26, 2009


• New Autonomous Audi Can Get Reckless Driving Tickets Without You
  BuzzBox - Oct. 26, 2009


• Stanford Builds Audi, VW Robotic Cars
  Gearlog - Oct. 27, 2009


• Stanford Unveils Robotic Pikes Peak Racer, Autonomous Valet System
  OhGizmo! - Oct. 27, 2009


• Stanford to run driverless Audi TT-S up Pikes Peak next year
  Autoblog - Oct. 26, 2009


• Self-Parking Car Works Perfectly, Except For That Whole Running People Over Thing
  Gizmodo - Oct. 27, 2009


• Driverless Audi TT Attempts Pikes Peak
  PistonHeads - Oct. 27, 2009


• A look at how the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL) is changing the world
  CrunchGear - Oct. 24, 2009


• Autonomous Valet Parking By Volkswagen
  Technovelgy - Oct. 26, 2009