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Stanley and the Conquest of the DARPA Challenge

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the still-drives-better-than-some-people-i-know dept.

geekboy_x writes "Wired has a great in-depth piece on the Stanford team that won the $2 million DARPA prize. If you remember last year's disaster - with most vehicles falling off the road in the first kilometer or so - this victory becomes all the more amazing. The fact that the Stanford team used a 'tailgating' strategy is the best surprise in the article."

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  1. Why not flying cars, then? by Radres · · Score: 5, Funny

    FTA: "He liked to point out that planes had been flying themselves since the 1970s. The public was clearly willing to accept being flown by autopilot, but nobody had tried the same on the ground."

    Just give us our flying cars then already, damnit!

    1. Re:Why not flying cars, then? by hobbesx · · Score: 3, Funny
      Just give us our flying cars then already, damnit!


      Oh boy! I can't wait to file my flight plans for to-and-from work, and then request permission to go to the supermarket when I realize I'm out of cat food. I'm also looking forward to requesting permission to leave the driveway and structural inspections for my personal vehicle every six months, government mandated engine overhalls, and you-must-be-a-terrorist shoe removal to get into my own damn car.
      Oh but to have my very own flying car!

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    2. Re:Why not flying cars, then? by jackb_guppy · · Score: 5, Funny

      And in fact all AIR based accidents end up on the ground or below.

  2. Finally! by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now all we need is a superstrong protective layer, a pursuit mode, and cool red lights on the front!

  3. Re:Wait a second.... by jzeejunk · · Score: 1, Funny

    your retarded

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  4. frickin' laser beams attached to their heads by digitaldc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its lasers are constantly teaching its video cameras how to identify drivable terrain, and it knows that it could accelerate more.

    Maybe one day it can use its lasers to eliminate obstacles, creating drivable terrain and enabling to accelerate more.

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  5. I'm not letting the car drive me around until... by rickle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Every deer, cow, buffalo, etc... has a GPS unit strapped to its back.

  6. Re:Would a robot controlled car by vertinox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Would a robot controlled car try to straddle a squirrel running across the road like I do?

    Yeah, but only to get a better shot with its mounted machine gun.

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