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Can we assume this'll be a realistic military delivery (w/ gunfire, terrorists, and roadside bombs)? ]]>May 2nd 2006 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/
As per the document, "vehicles must autonomously obey traffic laws while merging into moving traffic,
navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections and avoiding obstacles."

So, that's a no. I looks a bit more mundane than a combat situation. That's slated for "DARPA Grand Challenge eXtreme!!"

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Or, maybe you ran a foul of some nature lovers ...]]>May 2nd 2006 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/
Part 1 of the Final:
http://www.cartv.com/content/research/channels/index.cfm/action/showvideo/vid/e_0158/vscat/DARPA/vcat/Event

Part 2 of the Final:
http://www.cartv.com/content/research/channels/index.cfm/action/showvideo/vid/e_0159/vscat/DARPA/vcat/Event

both of those have links to all their other coverage of it. It's pretty awsome for those who haven't seen this. I can't wait till the next one!

James]]>May 2nd 2006 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/May 2nd 2006 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/May 2nd 2006 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/darpas-grand-challenge-goes-urban/----
I wish the best to the combatants, err, contestants; given limited resources (time, personnel, funds expertise [which must be developed)), failures are always spectacular. SO, throughout his career, was Thomas Alva Edison, among many others.
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It would, howevr, be good, this time, if one of the entries had a fully populated virtual modl with enough of a peformance envelope to have some failure fallbacks: not just to colete the course, but enough to warrant serious ral life consideratons.
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All in 19 months, of curse. Mere technical brilliance is not gonna do it this time: it willl take team work that exceeds the echnical brilliance to succeed. A sugestion to the temsto be involved: you will want an operationsal manageent specialist on our team, to flow your resources. You may already have the equivalent; if not, you will wnt to invite a few more members to join your team(s). Good luck!]]>May 3rd 2006 2:13AM