http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/ Engadget Comments for Self-driving "Marvin" SUV gets set for DARPA's Urban Challenge http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 28th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 28th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 28th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 28th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 28th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/
or we can offer the public some government pocket change and have a working prototype in 2-5 years.]]>May 28th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/
Oh and turbo boost.

Not a decal-festooned SUV.
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"Yeah, yeah," said Zaphod, "now will you please tell us where you are?"

"I'm in the car park," said Marvin.

"The car park?" said Zaphod, "what are you doing there?"

"Parking cars, what else does one do in a car park?"

-- from "The Restaurant at the End of the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams

http://matt.injustice.net.nz/guide/book2/b2c18.php
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The only problem that I see with this is that Marvin is both depressed and suicidal. Not the best name for an autonomous vehicle. Do they even make the VehiCROSS anymore?

I hope there will be an entrant in a black 1980ies Trans Am. Maybe sponsored by the Hoff himself? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hasselhoff]]>May 28th 2007 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 29th 2007 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 29th 2007 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/May 29th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/self-driving-marvin-suv-gets-set-for-darpas-urban-challenge/
As for the bot itself, I applaud the forward steps that are being made in the industry. Goes to show that competition is truly the mother of invention (of course, money also played a role).

I can't believe no one has done this yet. *Sigh*

"I for one, welcome our self-driving, parallel parking robot overlords."]]>May 29th 2007 8:52PM