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DARPA Grand Challenge Updates

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the coming-right-up dept.

GraffitiKnight writes "After only 1 team managed to successfully navigate the DARPA Qualifying course, DARPA has rewritten the rules to let almost everyone compete. Wired has the story, which also mentions rumors that the race will run to 150 miles, much less than the original plans of 210 - 300 miles." Here is some earlier Slashdot coverage of the race.

3 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Typical Government Working.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If no one (that the governmnet wants) can meet our standards, we will lower them, until the people we want to meet our standards do, then we will pay them all the money and ignore the better teams.

  2. I think it's obvious. by slackingme · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    It's obvious: Nobody was running Linux. The only team that finished was running *BSD, and they all died shortly there after. DARPA had to accept the other contenders...

    Bring on Tuxbot! ;)

  3. Re:Unfortunately, Team Underbot out of the running by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Is Fagogle your real last name, or just what you do?