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Eleven Finalists in Pentagon's Robotic Rally

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the you-must-be-this-safe-to-ride dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A mere 11 driverless vehicles — not the 20 originally planned — will compete in this weekend's $3.5 million all-robot street rally, hosted by the Pentagon. After a series of crashes, dangerous turns, and aimless wanderings off of the course, the rest of the robo-cars in the "Urban Challenge" were deemed unsafe to compete."

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  1. Status quo? by charlesbakerharris · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "After a series of crashes, dangerous turns, and aimless wanderings off of the course, the rest of the robo-cars in the "Urban Challenge" were deemed unsafe to compete."

    So... how exactly are these cars any different than most of the drivers already on the road?