Battle of the urban robots
Teams in pursuit of top prize in DARPA bot showdown set their creations loose on a 60-mile city course.
Teams in pursuit of the top prize in DARPA's Urban Grand Challenge set their creations loose on a 60-mile city course at the former George Air Force Base.
DARPA's Urban Challenge's competitive drama seeds the idea in people's minds that self-driving cars are possible.
November 5, 2007
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awards $1 million to second-place Stanford and $500,000 to third-place Virginia Tech.
November 3, 2007
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the green flag on 11 driverless cars.
November 5, 2007
CNET checks out the scene before the race begins and as the cars take off.
November 5, 2007
Surprise disqualifiers and some mishaps lead to an interesting race. CNET also speaks with Carnegie Mellon about the tech in its crowd-favored vehicle.
November 5, 2007
In the final hours, CNET talks with a stunt car driver on the track, as well as those in the crowd eagerly anticipating the finish.
November 5, 2007
Three teams finish DARPA's Urban Challenge, but a winner won't be named until Sunday.
November 3, 2007
At the DARPA Urban Challenge, eight driverless cars among 11 finish the urban course in six hours.
November 3, 2007
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the flag on its $3.5 million robot race.
November 3, 2007
As director of the U.S. government's research and development arm, Tony Tether hopes today's races will attract tomorrow's engineers and scientists.
October 18, 2007
After a two-year break since its last robot race, DARPA will kick off the semifinals of its Urban Grand Challenge later this month.
October 4, 2007
In a race of driverless vehicles--and especially in collisions between them--size matters.
September 25, 2007
Team Caltech's "Alice," will compete in the semifinal round of DARPA's race of driverless vehicles on mock city streets.
September 25, 2007
Rivalry pushes robotics forward
DARPA's Urban Challenge's competitive drama seeds the idea in people's minds that self-driving cars are possible.November 5, 2007
Carnegie Mellon wins $2 million in urban robot race
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awards $1 million to second-place Stanford and $500,000 to third-place Virginia Tech.November 3, 2007
Photos: Robot race in 'DARPA city'
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the green flag on 11 driverless cars.November 5, 2007
Video: DARPA 2007 competition heats up
CNET checks out the scene before the race begins and as the cars take off.November 5, 2007
Video: DARPA 2007 gets interesting
Surprise disqualifiers and some mishaps lead to an interesting race. CNET also speaks with Carnegie Mellon about the tech in its crowd-favored vehicle.November 5, 2007
Video: DARPA 2007 finalists emerge
In the final hours, CNET talks with a stunt car driver on the track, as well as those in the crowd eagerly anticipating the finish.November 5, 2007
Stanford, Carnegie Mellon robots cross the finish line
Three teams finish DARPA's Urban Challenge, but a winner won't be named until Sunday.November 3, 2007
Robots drop fast in driverless car race
At the DARPA Urban Challenge, eight driverless cars among 11 finish the urban course in six hours.November 3, 2007
Robot race at the starting gate
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the flag on its $3.5 million robot race.November 3, 2007
DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot race
As director of the U.S. government's research and development arm, Tony Tether hopes today's races will attract tomorrow's engineers and scientists.October 18, 2007
Photos: On the road to robot race
After a two-year break since its last robot race, DARPA will kick off the semifinals of its Urban Grand Challenge later this month.October 4, 2007
Caltech's spin on DARPA's robot race
In a race of driverless vehicles--and especially in collisions between them--size matters.September 25, 2007
Photos: 'Alice' in DARPAland
Team Caltech's "Alice," will compete in the semifinal round of DARPA's race of driverless vehicles on mock city streets.September 25, 2007