The Sentient Van

The Sentient Van is a blue Renault Kangoo. But it is no ordinary van. Lurking beneath its skin is an array of powerful computer equipment and sensors.

• More information about the project's aims and publications can be found on the Sentient Vehicle pages.

• We maintain a list of car related research projects elsewhere.

• Our compilation of misconceptions about the GPS lists the news articles we find where journalists haven't quite done their homework.

Local users only:

• If you are a member of the DTG and would like to borrow the van, please consult the instructions on this page.

• Please look at the page about power which includes details what to do if the battery goes flat.

• See the new equipment page for details of the equipment and software interfaces revised in May 2008, using RS485 in place of Canbus.

• See the hardware notes page for some assorted hardware notes regarding the May 2008 installation of equipment in the van.

• To see a list of suggestions for a permanent name for the Sentient Van, see the naming page.

• Local users can find van-related images in /import/dtg/sentient/van/images.

• See the noteworthy journeys page for details of particular journeys.

• For importing data, see the page about periods of time when data was known to be incorrect.

Historical:

• See the notes page for comprehensive setup notes regarding the van.

• See the hardware notes page for some assorted hardware notes regarding the van when it used CAN Bus.

• See the equipment page for details of the equipment and software interfaces.

• See the Unison page for details of how to synchronise piddle and piddle2.

• See the CAN bus diagnosis page for details about diagnosing problems with the CAN bus.