Robot Cars to Hit the Track in Long Beach - April 3rd, 2008
Those crazy DARPA driverless cars are at it again. Yep, the veterans from the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge will hit the track this month at the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, California, according to CNet.
Competitors include:
- “Boss,” Carnegie Mellon’s Chevrolet Tahoe and winner fo the Urban Grand Challenge
- “Junior,” a Volkswagen Passat from Stanford (second place finisher at the Grand Challenge)
- “Ben,” a Toyota Prius from the University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University
Carnegie Mellon and Stanford are big rivals in the world of autonomous wheels and frankly, they’re not all that worried about Ben, who dragged in at sixth place in the Urban Challenge. This time, however, the name of the game is speed. How fast can the teams negotiate their vehicles through one lap on a 1.97 mile track?
The Robotic Grand Prix is scheduled for April 20 as part of the “Green Power Prix-View.” For more details, click here to visit the official site.
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Shorty
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