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May 04 2006

DARPA 2007 Urban Challenge Announced

Posted by Jeff in DARPA, General robotics news, Robotic vehicles

We’ve already posted a bit about the impressive results from the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, which tasked a bevy of robotic vehicles with autonomously navigating a 131.2 mile road course. Three vehicles managed to make it across the finish line in the time allotted for the competition, proving that full-size robotic vehicles are a tangible possibility in the near (5-10 year) future.

Now DARPA has announced the Urban Challenge, a new event that will task the next generation of robotic vehicles to (according to the DARPA news release) “safely complete a 60-mile urban area course in fewer than six hours.”

Check out more on the announcement here and also at the official DARPA Urban Challenge site. – [Jeff James]

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One Response to “DARPA 2007 Urban Challenge Announced”
  1. nxtbot.com blog » Blog Archive » NC State Unveils DARPA Urban Challenge Entry says:
    November 22, 2006 at 12:28 am

    [...] Not content to field yet another hulking behemoth in the upcoming 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle event, North Carolina State University has teamed with Lotus Engineering to build a modified Lotus Elise sportscar for their entry. [...]

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