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DARPA Grand Challenge 3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the robot-cabbie dept.

Meostro writes "DARPA announced the 3rd "Grand Challenge" today, The DARPA Urban Challenge. "To succeed, vehicles must autonomously obey traffic laws while merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections and avoiding obstacles." This year's new twist is two tracks for entry: the first is the same as the previous two challenges (develop on your own without Gov't. funding), but the second involves "submitting a detailed proposal for up to $1 million of technology development funds." Here is the PDF press release ."

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  1. Hardly fair... by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 5, Funny
    "To succeed, vehicles must autonomously obey traffic laws while merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections and avoiding obstacles."
    That's hardly fair, is it? Why should the robots have to do something that most people can't?
    --
    "City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
  2. Do they have to... by twiddlingbits · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's make this real, vehicles must be equipped to : Avoid hub-cap thieves. Deal with homeless window-washers. Handle crazy taxi-cab drivers. Deal with traffic detours and malfunctioning signals. Understand parking, loading, no stopping and no standing zones. Not run over pedestrians who jaywalk. Avoid accident scences/traffic congestion by planning on-the-fly alternate routes. Be able to pay Tolls. Stop, Look, Listen at Railroad crossings. Be able to do this in even in Snow conditions. Properly prepared, an urban course will be MORE challenging than the Desert course. Sure terrian won't be such an issue but the environment is much more dynamic, and the weather is still a factor.

  3. I wonder if... by JustASlashDotGuy · · Score: 4, Funny


    I wonder if you get extra points for having your car honk its horn at
    other drivers and extend it's little robotic middle finger at anyone that
    gets in its way?

  4. Re:Whilst I understand.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's supposed to be hard and risky. This is the "DARPA Grand Challenge." Not the "DARPA Incremental Improvement."