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CMU First To Qualify For DARPA Grand Challenge

Posted by timothy on from the pole-position dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "As of 18:00 March 9th, Carnegie Mellon's Red Team is the only entry to successfully complete DARPA's Grand Challenge Qualification Inspection and Demonstration (QID) before the main event on March 13th. The NY Times has this article detailing this first step towards winning the Grand Challenge."

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  1. Ack! by ferralis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would sure hate to be a geologist, prospector, or hermit in the desert that day.

    Gelogist: [mumbling to himself] Finally! Proof that the formation of this arroyo was caused by--

    [Geologist is flattened by an army of driverless cars driving at upwards of 60 mph, one of which detects the collision too late and actually backs up, running over him again, as failing avoidance mechanisms kick in]

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    Any generalization is a stupid one.
    1. Re:Ack! by Chalybeous · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have a funny feeling some film studies geek is going to follow the action with a DV camera, and edit the raw footage into a movie using the soundtrack from "Cannonball Run"...

      I, for one, welcome our autonomous vehicle overlords - even if they do sound like Burt Reynolds.

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      "It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue." -- Zork