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tw · 09-17-2005, 10:36 PM

Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (which every reader here - without exception - should be completely cognizant of) shows a 110 mile route from Barstow CA to Primm NV. Then he overlaid the route from Baghdad to Fallujah. Almost identical. By 2015, 30% of military vehicles must be autonomous. I believe that is even a Federal law. And so next month, the Grand Challenge race will start again. First heats start Sept 27 to weed down the list of contestants to 40. The final race - a perfect opportunity for ABCs Wide World of Sports.

Last years favorite was Carnegie Mellon's vehicle. But it got lost. Some of last years contestants were good at reading maps but bad at avoiding obstacles. Carnegie Mellon's entry simply got lost, then got stuck, then self destructed - caught fire. No contestant even did more than 5% of the course. Round 2 is Saturday 8 October 2005.

09-17-2005, 10:36 PM	#1
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Grand Challenge II Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (which every reader here - without exception - should be completely cognizant of) shows a 110 mile route from Barstow CA to Primm NV. Then he overlaid the route from Baghdad to Fallujah. Almost identical. By 2015, 30% of military vehicles must be autonomous. I believe that is even a Federal law. And so next month, the Grand Challenge race will start again. First heats start Sept 27 to weed down the list of contestants to 40. The final race - a perfect opportunity for ABCs Wide World of Sports. Last years favorite was Carnegie Mellon's vehicle. But it got lost. Some of last years contestants were good at reading maps but bad at avoiding obstacles. Carnegie Mellon's entry simply got lost, then got stuck, then self destructed - caught fire. No contestant even did more than 5% of the course. Round 2 is Saturday 8 October 2005.