Drive by Wire Conversion

Not every vehicle comes with drive by wire.

During the recent Darpa Grand Challenge 2005, the Red Team from CMU and the team by Stanford U uses commercial available vehicle and converted them to drive by wire. The Red Team uses a HUMMV while the Standford uses a SUV.

I find it easier to get a vehicle off the shelf rather than develop one. There are a lot of good car manufacturers. Before selection consider the following:

Cost,
Space and payload
Speed
Controls available - Throttle, Brake, Steer and Brake.

I will talk more about these controls later.