We've told you about the DARPA Urban Challenge and previewed several of the cars that are entered, including Stanley. Stanley is the autonomous Volkswagen Passat from the same Stanford Racing Team that won the last DARPA Grand Challenge. As a reminder, the Urban Challenge takes the idea of autonomous vehicles from the last event and transposes the event from an off-road course to an urban environment.
The organizers have winnowed the list of eighty-nine entrants down to fifty-three that will move on to the next stage. Staff from DARPA will be visiting the remaining teams in June to verify that the vehicles are operable. The final event will take place on November 3, 2007, but the location won't be disclosed until closer to the race.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
The FedEx Man @ May 12th 2007 4:58PM
I thought Stanley was the Touareg that won the off-road competition in a desert (Nevada? Can't remember...)
Nr9 @ May 12th 2007 10:46PM
stanley is the toureg, junior is the passat.
Chris @ May 13th 2007 12:13AM
I just read the list. Props to Georgia Tech in their Porsche Cayenne for making the cut!
Taylor Alexander @ May 13th 2007 6:59PM
I just saw one of these cars testing yesterday on the road! Someone was of course driving it, but they had their laser sensors spinning, and it looked like they were collecting sensor data. I immediately recognized the car from all the Grand Challenge stuff, and my thoughts were proven right when i saw the DARPA sticker (among many others) on the back. It was pretty cool. Oh, it was that pickup -D.A.D. (Digital Auto Drive... yeah, lame, i know...). But that's what it was called. Good times. :)
-Taylor