EUROTECH se lance dans le secteur des v?hicules non-pilot?s avec l'acquisition du 20 % de la soci?t? am?ricaine Kairos Autonomi

Amaro (UD), le 13 novembre 2006.

Eurotech investit dans le secteur des technologies AVS (Véhicules Autonomes) et achète 20 % du capital de la société américaine Kairos Autonomi pour un montant de 250 000 USD.

La société, dont le siège social se trouve à Salt Lake City (Utah), est sous la direction de Gorge A. Troy Takach Jr., lui-même fondateur de Parvus Corp., est spécialisée dans la recherche et le développement des systèmes embarqués pour véhicules non pilotés.

The integrated systems for unmanned vehicles developed by Kairos Autonomi are composed of black boxes (NanoPcs), to be supplied by Eurotech, which use sensors to identify obstacles and then – using specific proprietary software – translate these signals into information able to steer the car and adjust its route until it reaches its destination.

This cutting-edge technology kit (Pronto4™) enables unmanned vehicle navigation by providing a universal platform which can be installed in all vehicles.

When the Pronto4™ system is installed on a vehicle, it can perform Remotely Piloted (RPV), Remotely Guided (RGV) and Autonomously Guided (AGV) Vehicle operation.
The vehicle is also still available for dual-use as a human-operated vehicle.

This new technology for the automobile sector will make it possible, in the future, to prevent accidents, warn drivers to reduce their speed (or reduce it autonomously), wake drivers up if they fall asleep at the wheel and inform them in advance of obstacles in foggy conditions.

The U.S. Congress has set the Department of Defense the goal of having one-third of vehicles used in the defence sector employing this new technology for unmanned navigation by 2015, hence the prospect of a rapidly-expanding new market.

For further information, visit: http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge04/sponsor_toolkit/factsheet.pdf

THE EUROTECH GROUP
Eurotech (ETH.MI) operates in the research, development, production and marketing of miniature computers (Nano-PC) and high performance computers (HPC).

Eurotech S.p.a. www.eurotech.com

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