NQE Test, Monday, Oct. 29, Course B , Run#2 Boss took a second crack at the parking lot and narrow, winding roads of Test Area B on Monday afternoon. It's proven to be a tough course, with only Boss and three other robots completing it in the first three days of the NQE. This run included a couple glitches and took a.... more

25.10.07

The DARPA Urban Challenge is an autonomous vehicle race in a live city setting. Virginia Tech teamed with Torc Technologies to enter Odin, their Ford Escape converted to an intelligent vehicle. This is a short clip of the qualifying event for area C, testing U-turns and intersection precedence.

24.10

Boss delivered another strong performance on Day 2 of the NQE. The test assessed the ability to handle cross traffic and oncoming traffic and to make safe left turns across moving traffic. The test is a variation of 'chicken' from the old days of hot-rodding, but this is played out with robots and humans sharing the.... more

27.10.2007

This is our second run on B. We had a minor problem with a GPS outage, but after that the run was clean. DARPA was satisfied and we are clear to the final event!

http://www.tartanracing.org/blog/ Carnegie Mellon's Tartan Racing team qualified for the race to be held on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Here is an excellent video showing "Boss" in full autonomous mode. Yes, that means the car is driving itself... No remote control. No magic tricks. Boss can see, makes.... more

This is our second run of Section A of the DARPA Urban Challenge National Qualifying Event.

This is CajunBot's second run in the Area C which test intersections, road blockages, and re-planning