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Requires a loyal friend to accompany the journey? A robot named Affective Driving Intelligent Agent (AIDA) will become a reliable friend.

The team from MIT to refine this robot hoping AIDA can help change the way people interact with their vehicles.

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“With the presence of sensor and mobile computing, information about the things around us will be easy to get,” said Professor Carlo Ratti, director of MIT’s SENSEable City Lab.

AIDA is an MIT project with mutual cooperation and the Volkswagen Audi Group of America’s Electronics Research Lab. AIDA is designed to be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, and provide real-time information from the Internet about the traffic, as well as refueling centers along the route driver.

Quoted from Computerworld, Monday (2/11/2009), not only that, this robot is programmed to be able to remember the route to and from work, as well as the usual location of the intended rider, such as grocery stores. The AIDA is also able to monitor the driver’s face as tired or worried expression.

AIDA will communicate with the driver through a number of visual movements such as blinking eyes or a smile, and give verbal information about alternative routes or levels of vehicle fuel.

“Within a week, AIDA able to memorize the location of the home and workplace drivers. AIDA can also provide feedback on driving behavior, helping the rider to more energy efficient and safe driving,” said Assaf Biderman, associate director of the SENSEable City Lab.

However, no mention is unclear when this robot project will be completed and ready for the market. Before MIT, has a number of companies and universities that try to ‘marry’ with a robot vehicle. One of them is a robot that Nissan Agent besutan using the camera to read the expression on the face of the driver, and speak in English and Japanese.