September 25, 2007In a race of driverless vehicles--and especially in collisions between them--size matters.Photos: 'Alice' in DARPA-landTAGS:robot, race, collision, vehicle, road, professor, car, California
November 5, 2007The Urban Challenge's competitive drama seeds the idea in people's minds that self-driving cars are possible.Photos: DARPA ChallengeTAGS:robotics, robot, Tony Tether, race, Stanford, car, bot
April 13, 2005Nike, Nascar and the BBC are blazing trails in advertising, content and distribution for next-generation television.TAGS:NASCAR, race, TV
January 26, 2007Later this year, Oshkosh Truck's TerraMax will be back in robotic racing action, attempting to master the obstacles of city streets.TAGS:truck, race, robot, vehicle, road
October 3, 2005The new Rocket Racing League is looking for a few good pilots--and a good swath of airspace.TAGS:race, NASCAR, sky, co-founder, GPS, event, U.S.
October 10, 2005The team's robotic car, "Stanley," drove autonomously across 131.6 miles in the Mojave Desert in six hours and 53 minutes.
Photos: Robotic racersTAGS:Tony Tether, race, Stanford, vehicle, robot, mile, minute, car
September 29, 2005Forty-three robotic vehicles take on the semifinals of the DARPA Grand Challenge. Only 20 will be invited to the finals.TAGS:robot, vehicle, Netscape Navigator, race, course, U.S.
October 7, 2005DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo raceTAGS:robot, obstacle, race, course, Hummer, car, GPS, scientist
October 18, 2007As director of the U.S. government's research and development arm, Tony Tether hopes today's races will attract tomorrow's engineers and scientists.TAGS:Tony Tether, obstacle, robot, vehicle, race, R&D, California, course
June 5, 2007From MIT professors to high school dropouts, humans are the driving force as the urban challenge draws closer.Photos: Teams tune up for Urban ChallengeTAGS:robot, robotics, race, vehicle, professor, challenge, car
July 31, 2006At more than 200 miles per hour, these grand prix cars need every advantage they can get.
Photos: High tech hits the racetrackTAGS:CDW Corp., car, mile, race, chance, acquisition