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DARPA Urban Challenge Update: 19 Teams Fighting for 16 Positions

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a robotics competition in Victorville, CA on November 3 called the DARPA Urban Challenge in which twenty autonomous vehicles are required to navigate traffic while respecting the rules of the road. An elimination phase called the National Qualifying Event has been underway this week in order [...]

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Profile of Texas DARPA Urban Challenge Team : Austin Robot Technology

Robot Central had the opportunity to talk with Austin Robot Technology yesterday and watch the smartest Isuzu in history do some autonomous driving. Lets talk about horsepower. No, I’m not referring to Marvin (the name of the aforementioned Isuzu), I’m referring to the world-class talent that makes up this 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge team. Team [...]

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