Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Minnesota Guidestar's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative - Brief Article

Automotive Industries,  Sept, 1999  by Norman Martin

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If you think "smart" cars are cool, take a look inside the Minnesota Guidestar's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative and behold the "Safeplow." Among the features of this advanced snowplow are differential GPS to provide lateral guidance and 3M-developed magnetic tape along lane boundaries, which gives the driver an indication of road position.

A heads-up display projects an image of lane boundaries, while a Altra Technologies radar-based obstacle tracking system is used to project obstacle location on the display.

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