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Teach A Robot To Drive, Win A Million Bucks

Posted by timothy on from the and-spend-it-all-in-vegas dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "DARPA has released the details of a 'Grand Challenge,' with a $1 million prize. The challenge is to build an autonomous vehicle which can 'navigate on its own over a 250-mile desert course in less than 10 hours.' from L.A. to Vegas, 'without external communication or human control.' The contest is to be conducted in March 2004, and is open to all comers. Can we get at least one entry to represent slashdot?" We've mentioned this contest a few times before: any intended entrants out there want to disclose your secret plans?

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  1. Make Highways Open Source! by Lieutenant_Dan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think it would be beneficial for the municipalities to transfer control of their local highways to the Open Source developer community. Their hard work, dedication, and tremendous foresight would enable the eradication of congestive traffic especially during peak hours.

    By providing drivers with common guidelines to follow in what fashion to drive and by controlling the surrounding transit lights, the Open Source developer community could reduce the average commute by 274%!!

    Only when we realize the untapped potential contained within the Open Source developer community can increase the likelyhood of creating an environment-friendly fuel.

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  2. Re:Its a long shot... by JDWTopGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How about a beowulf cluser of these?

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    Ron Paul 2012