This morning’s launch was relatively smooth. Intelligent Vehicle Systems had some trouble when it saw a k-rail and paused itself for too long. DARPA allowed the team to reset and reposition itself for a relaunch. Their relaunch was successful and they’re doing well now. As a matter of fact, as I type this, I witnessed IVS perform a fantastic maneuver while it avoided car # 26, Cornell.
Cornell was in the wrong lane. When IVS came upon it, face-to-face, it avoided a collision and made the decision to pick the least of the evils to go around it. It hopped a curb, slightly, to avoid Cornell’s robot.
Car #62, Team CarOLO threw itself into Pause mode after it lodged itself on a berm in the off-road portion of the course. We’re waiting for an update on that.
Team Annie Way is stopped for undetermined reasons at an off-road intersection.
You can keep up to date with the very dramatic real-time video feed with excellent commentary at http://www.grandchallenge.org/darpauc07/watchtherace/livevideo.html.
