Carnegie Mellon University wins DARPA Challenge in California
The Carnegie Mellon University Tartan Racing Team, with itÕs GM Chevrolet Tahoe ÒBossÓ entry, won the $2 million first prize at the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Urban Challenge in Victorville, California on November 4, 2007. The Urban Challenge is a competition between robot vehicles that drive themselves on a 60-mile trek through a mock urban environment. (UPI Photo/General Motors/Handout)
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