The　paper　proposes　the　system　of　obstacle　detection　for　intelligent　vehicle　based　on　LabVIEW　and　laser　measurement　system.　The　system　uses　laser　to　detect　obstacles,　and　obtain　distance　measurement,　which　is　transferred　to　LabVIEW,　and　is　processed　to　control　intelligent　vehicles.　The　system　mainly　includes　serial　VISA　operation,　Cartesian　and　polar　coordinates　images,　data　processing　and　storage,　obstacle　detection　and　judgement　for　intelligent　vehicle,　control　of　LMS291　and　data　acquisition　program.　Through　the　actual　measurement,　the　obstacle　detection　results　are　obtained.　The　results　show　that　the　control　platform　based　on　LabVIEW　is　a　new　approach　for　intelligent　vehicle,　which　plays　significant　roll　in　the　study　on　intelligent　vehicles.