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October 10, 2005

Welcome to Johnny-Cab

[ image: Johnny Cab from Total Recall (1990) ]

"Please state your destination."

"The DARPA 2005 Grand Challenge and step on it!"

The DARPA Grand Challenge is (or now "was" since someone collected the prize this year) a U.S. government–sponsored competition aimed at accelerating research and development in fully autonomous vehicles. A $2 million prize was offered to the first autonomous robotic vehicle capable of completing on an under-300 mile, off-road course in the Mojave Desert (located in the southwestern United States).

Last year the best distance traversed by one of the robot vehicles was 7.36 miles. This year five robot vehicles completed the 132-mile course! And four of those within the allotted 10 hours! Simply... wow!

Hat's off to Stanley: winner of the 2005 Grand Challenge!

Posted by Tacitus at October 10, 2005 11:39 AM

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