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Arguably the first fully autonomous, computer-vision-controlled car was shown in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab, in Japan. The project, headed by Sadayuki Tsugawa,19 modified a full-size car to follow special white road markings and was able to drive at speeds of nearly 20 mph. While still essentially a follower of specially contrived external visual guides, the fact that this technology was implemented in a full-size car driving at a reasonable speed (compared to, say, the Stanford Cart) and using computer-interpreted visual information made this a significant milestone.