it was the most hi-tech road trip ever attempted . delphi automotive has completed the longest automated drive in the us , travelling from san francisco to new york in the first coast-to-coast trip ever attempted by an automated vehicle . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . scroll down for video . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv said in a written statement . television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl was transmitted from kvoa to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas , there was no pornographic material , '' kvoa president and general manager gary nielsen said in a separate statement . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 90 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . the drive was used by delphi engineers to research and collect information that will help further advance active safety technology -- the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . ` our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive , exceeding our expectations , ' said jeff owens , delphi chief technology officer . ` the knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active safety products and accelerate our future product development , which will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to our customers . ' the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . delphi , one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems , is using the long journey in the audi crossover to acquire real-world data from a sophisticated array of cameras , radar and lidar - a laser mapping technology - as well as wireless connected-vehicle technology . the firm also wants to test and demonstrate its active safety systems , which are being developed with such suppliers as mobileye nv , an israeli maker of computer vision and collision avoidance systems , and software provider ottomatika , a spinout from carnegie mellon university 's self-driving car program . delphi 's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments by automakers and suppliers in self-driving cars , some of which could be production-ready by 2020 . jeff owens , delphi 's chief technology officer , sees the automated driver assistance systems in the audi as building blocks on the road to fully self-driving cars in the next decade . the delphi drivebegan march 22 near san francisco 's golden gate bridge , with plans to wind up in new york city just before the annual auto show opens there on april 3 . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of those systems are expected to be introduced in production cars over the next two to three years . although automakers and suppliers will have such capability within the next five years , owens said , ` our view is that the driver is going to be in the seat for a long time ' in case of emergency situations that self-driving systems may not be equipped or programmed to handle . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of those systems are expected to be introduced in production cars over the next two to three years . fully automated systems that may be phased in after 2020 could add about $ 5,000 to the cost of a car , estimates glen de vos , vice president of advanced and product engineering for delphi 's electronics and safety division . delphi is providing some of the components and technology , including vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity , for gm 's super cruise automated driving system , which will debut in 2016 on the new cadillac ct6 sedan . during the cross-country trek , the vehicle will be challenged under a variety of driving conditions from changing weather and terrain to potential road hazards -- things that could never truly be tested in a lab . ` delphi had great success testing its car in california and on the streets of las vegas , ' said owens . ` now it 's time to put our vehicle to the ultimate test by broadening the range of driving conditions . ` this drive will help us collect invaluable data in our quest to deliver the best automotive grade technologies on the market . 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tucson , arizona , viewers see 10 seconds of porn during super bowl . snippet apparently seen by viewers with cable . comcast cable and local stations looking into the interruption .
it was the most hi-tech road trip ever attempted . delphi automotive has completed the longest automated drive in the us , travelling from san francisco to new york in the first coast-to-coast trip ever attempted by an automated vehicle . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . scroll down for video . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv said in a written statement . television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl was transmitted from kvoa to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas , there was no pornographic material , '' kvoa president and general manager gary nielsen said in a separate statement . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 90 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . the drive was used by delphi engineers to research and collect information that will help further advance active safety technology -- the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . ` our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive , exceeding our expectations , ' said jeff owens , delphi chief technology officer . ` the knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active safety products and accelerate our future product development , which will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to our customers . ' the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . delphi , one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems , is using the long journey in the audi crossover to acquire real-world data from a sophisticated array of cameras , radar and lidar - a laser mapping technology - as well as wireless connected-vehicle technology . the firm also wants to test and demonstrate its active safety systems , which are being developed with such suppliers as mobileye nv , an israeli maker of computer vision and collision avoidance systems , and software provider ottomatika , a spinout from carnegie mellon university 's self-driving car program . delphi 's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments by automakers and suppliers in self-driving cars , some of which could be production-ready by 2020 . jeff owens , delphi 's chief technology officer , sees the automated driver assistance systems in the audi as building blocks on the road to fully self-driving cars in the next decade . the delphi drivebegan march 22 near san francisco 's golden gate bridge , with plans to wind up in new york city just before the annual auto show opens there on april 3 . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of those systems in a lab . ` delphi had great success testing its car in california and on the streets of las vegas , ' said owens . ` now it 's time to put our vehicle to the ultimate test by broadening the range of driving conditions . ` this drive will help us collect invaluable data in our quest to deliver the best automotive grade technologies on the market . '
it was the most hi-tech road trip ever attempted . delphi automotive has completed the longest automated drive in the us , travelling from san francisco to new york in the first coast-to-coast trip ever attempted by an automated vehicle . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . scroll down for video . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv said in a written statement . television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl was transmitted from kvoa to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas , there was no pornographic material , '' kvoa president and general manager gary nielsen said in a separate statement . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 90 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . the drive was used by delphi engineers to research and collect information that will help further advance active safety technology -- the most rapidly growing technology sector of the auto industry . the team collected nearly three terabytes of data -- about 30 percent of all of the printed material in the library of congress . ` our vehicle performed remarkably well during this drive , exceeding our expectations , ' said jeff owens , delphi chief technology officer . ` the knowledge obtained from this trip will help optimize our existing active safety products and accelerate our future product development , which will allow us to deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies to our customers . ' the nine-day trip crossed 15 states and the district of columbia . along the way , the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such as traffic circles , construction zones , bridges , tunnels , aggressive drivers and a variety of weather conditions . delphi , one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems , is using the long journey in the audi crossover to acquire real-world data from a sophisticated array of cameras , radar and lidar - a laser mapping technology - as well as wireless connected-vehicle technology . the firm also wants to test and demonstrate its active safety systems , which are being developed with such suppliers as mobileye nv , an israeli maker of computer vision and collision avoidance systems , and software provider ottomatika , a spinout from carnegie mellon university 's self-driving car program . delphi 's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments by automakers and suppliers in self-driving cars , some of which could be production-ready by 2020 . jeff owens , delphi 's chief technology officer , sees the automated driver assistance systems in the audi as building blocks on the road to fully self-driving cars in the next decade . the delphi drivebegan march 22 near san francisco 's golden gate bridge , with plans to wind up in new york city just before the annual auto show opens there on april 3 . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of those systems are expected to be introduced in production cars over the next two to three years . although automakers and suppliers will have such capability within the next five years , owens said , ` our view is that the driver is going to be in the seat for a long time ' in case of emergency situations that self-driving systems may not be equipped or programmed to handle . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of in a lab . ` delphi had great success testing its car in california and on the streets of las vegas , ' said owens . ` now it 's time to put our vehicle to the ultimate test by broadening the range of driving conditions . ` this drive will help us collect invaluable data in our quest to deliver the best automotive grade technologies on the market . '
it the most hi-tech road trip attempted. delphi automotive has completed the longest automated drive the us, travelling san francisco new york the first coast trip attempted. nearly 3,400 miles were 99 percent the drive in fully automated mode. scroll. -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson, arizona caught a different kind show during sunday 's big game. just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl, 10 seconds eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across those at `` we mortified last evening 's super bowl interruption, deeply apologize the inappropriate programming, '' comcast cable. `` our initial investigation suggests this an isolated malicious act, '' the statement added. comcast, and several local television stations that carried the signal, say currently investigating what. `` it appears this material only viewed some comcast customers, '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv. television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl transmitted from local cable providers through over antennas, there no pornographic material, '' general manager gary nielsen. nearly 3,400 miles were 90 percent the drive in fully automated mode. the nine-day trip crossed 15 states the district columbia. along, the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such traffic circles, construction zones bridges tunnels aggressive drivers a variety weather conditions the team collected nearly three terabytes -- about 30 percent of the printed material of congress. the drive was used delphi engineers research collect that will further advance active safety technology -- the most rapidly growing technology sector. the team collected nearly three terabytes -- about 30 percent of the printed material of congress. ` our vehicle performed remarkably during this drive, exceeding ' jeff owens delphi chief technology officer. ` the knowledge obtained this trip optimize our existing active safety products accelerate, which allow deliver unsurpassed automotive grade technologies. ' the nine-day trip crossed 15 states the district columbia. along, the vehicle encountered complex driving situations such traffic circles, construction zones bridges tunnels aggressive drivers a variety weather conditions delphi, one automotive electronics and safety systems, using the long journey in the audi crossover acquire real-world data a sophisticated array cameras, radar lidar - a laser mapping technology - as wireless connected-vehicle technology the firm also wants test and demonstrate its active safety systems, with such suppliers mobileye nv an israeli maker computer vision collision avoidance systems software provider ottomatika a spinout carnegie mellon university 's self-driving car program delphi 's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments automakers, some production jeff owens, delphi 's chief technology officer sees the automated driver assistance systems in the audi as building on the road in. the delphi drivebegan march 22 near san francisco 's golden gate bridge, with plans wind new york city just the annual auto show opens there april 3. during coast journey in the audi, at least two delphi engineers will aboard, including behind. delphi, a former general motors co unit domiciled the uk will test such functions traffic jam assist automated highway pilot with lane change automated parking and valet. all of those systems expected introduced production cars over. although automakers and suppliers will such capability within, owens said, ` our view the driver in the seat ' in case emergency situations that self-driving systems equipped or programmed. during coast journey in the audi, at least two delphi engineers will aboard, including behind. delphi, a former general motors co unit domiciled the uk will test such functions traffic jam assist automated highway pilot with lane change automated parking and valet. all of those systems expected introduced production cars over. fully automated systems may phased after could add about 5,000, estimates glen de vos advanced and product engineering delphi 's electronics and safety division. delphi is providing some the components technology, vehicle- for gm 's super cruise automated driving system debut 2016 on the new cadillac ct6 sedan during the cross-country trek, the vehicle challenged under a variety driving from changing terrain potential road hazards -- things never truly tested. ` delphi had great success testing its car in california on, ' said owens. ` now it 's time put our vehicle to by broadening driving conditions. ` this drive will help collect invaluable data in deliver the best automotive grade technologies on. '
it was the most hi-tech road trip ever attempted . delphi automotive has completed the longest automated drive in the us , travelling from san francisco to new york in the first coast-to-coast trip ever attempted by an automated vehicle . nearly 3,400 miles were covered with 99 percent of the drive in fully automated mode . scroll down for video . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv said in a written statement . television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl was transmitted from kvoa to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas , there was no pornographic material conditions . delphi , one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems , is using the long journey in the audi crossover to acquire real-world data from a sophisticated array of cameras , radar and lidar - a laser mapping technology - as well as wireless connected-vehicle technology . the firm also wants to test and demonstrate its active safety systems , which are being developed with such suppliers as mobileye nv , an israeli maker of computer vision and collision avoidance systems , and software provider ottomatika , a spinout from carnegie mellon university 's self-driving car program . delphi 's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments by automakers and suppliers in self-driving cars , some of which could be production-ready by 2020 . jeff owens , delphi 's chief technology officer , sees the automated driver assistance systems in the audi as building blocks on the road to fully self-driving cars in the next decade . the delphi drivebegan march 22 near san francisco 's golden gate bridge , with plans to wind up in new york city just before the annual auto show opens there on april 3 . during the coast-to-coast journey in the audi , at least two delphi engineers will be aboard , including one behind the wheel . delphi , a former general motors co unit domiciled in the uk , will test such functions as traffic jam assist , automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet . all of those systems in a lab . ` delphi had great success testing its car in california and on the streets of las vegas , ' said owens . ` now it 's time to put our vehicle to the ultimate test by broadening the range of driving conditions . ` this drive will help us collect invaluable data in our quest to deliver the best automotive grade technologies on the market . '
 The text describes Delphi Automotive Systems' completion of the longest automated drive in the US, covering nearly 3,400 miles from San Francisco to New York City. The vehicle was equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems and completed the journey without human intervention. The trip demonstrated the capabilities of autonomous vehicles and their potential to improve road safety.