Tartan the boss of DARPA urban challenge: despite spectacular "detours," robots mostly played nicely with each other; the mysterious Jumbotron.

From: Diesel Progress North American Edition | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

With a goal of being at least as capable as a 16-year-old California driver, 11 robotic vehicles gathered at dawn on Nov. 3 in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles. The 11--10 cars, light trucks, SUVs and one very large truck--were all that remained of 89 teams that entered the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Urban Challenge.

At stake was $2 million for the winning team, $1 million for second and $500,000 for third place. The value of the eventual spin-offs of the technology on display on this Saturday morning at the edge of the Mojave Desert may be ...

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