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DARPA Grand Challenge Race, L.A. to Vegas - http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/
A race of autonomous ground vehicles from the vicinity of Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2004. The purpose of the race is to encourage the accelerated development of autonomous vehicle technologies that could be applied to military requirements. |
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DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 - http://www.grandchallenge.org/
A DARPA-sponsored series of races across difficult terrain. The vehicles in the races are autonomous (self-driven) vehicles built by various teams. Racers' progress, links to team websites, details about the course, and images from the final race. |
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CNN.com - Robots fail to complete Grand Challenge - http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/03/14/darpa.race/index.html
Overview of the event. |
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Wired News - http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0%2C2554%2C62333%2C00.html
Article titled "This Humvee Is Car and Driver". |
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NPR : Competing in the Government's Robot Race - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4933587
Renee Montagne talks with Michael Griffis, owner of Eigenpoint Company. Griffis helped design a robot that is competing in this year's DARPA Grand Challenge. [3:02 streaming audio broadcast] |