VW Touareg in Robot Race

db · #1 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 11:26 AM

Stanford's modified VW Touareg successfully ran the qualifying course four straight times.

Hummer takes pole in robot race

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FONTANA, California (AP) -- A driverless red Hummer snagged the pole position Wednesday in a government-sponsored sequel race across the Mojave Desert that will pit 23 robots against one another.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/06/r....ap/index.html

JFryauff · #2 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 11:32 AM

Then the winner of those 23 will be pitted against...

...to the DEATH!

eurotrashed · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 12:02 PM

wow, that is amazing stuff. How can the navigate without a driver? crazy.

JFryauff · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by eurotrashed

How can the navigate without a driver?

Science.

gingerbreadman · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 12:23 PM

thats pretty amazing.

eurotrashed · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JFryauff

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Originally Posted by eurotrashed

How can the navigate without a driver?

Science.

Oh, I was hoping it was magic.

DrumMonkey · #7 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 01:47 PM

Well it definitely looks like things are off to a better start in this event than last year. I don't think any of the vehicles got very far at ALL when they competed a year ago. It's all pretty amazing, though - that's for sure. Nice to see a Robo-dub doing well.

Stay on the lookout for "I Robot 2", where a VW Touareg is accused of murdering Will Smith, and Johnny 5 solves the case.

Dub-Nub · #8 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 03:35 PM

Man no wonder it takes days to finsih this event, they can only go like 20 mph lol.

TimmayGLI · #9 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 08:32 PM

thats awesome! i wish my car could drive itself. then i wouldnt have to worry about getitng my car back home after going to the airport. that would be sweet!

db · #10 (**permalink**) 10-10-2005, 10:21 AM

4 Vehicles finish http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science....ap/index.html

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Stanford's modified VW Touareg successfully ran the qualifying course four straight times.

db · #11 (**permalink**) 10-10-2005, 04:02 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science....ap/index.html

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Stanford's modified VW Touareg zipped through the course in six hours and 53 minutes.

TVarmy04 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-13-2005, 02:27 AM

man if u think thats cool u should see the shit they got out here in iraq....if u have evered played command & conquer for pc u know tho china gatling guns well they got those here on post to shoot down mortars b4 they land and there loud as fuck especially in the middle of the nite you'd be dreamin of drillin some chic then all u here is GRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAW! ....usually followed by the red alert siren goin off which means get yur ass in a bunker but most ppl like me are too lazy to get up and just go back to sleep till the all clear goes off hahahaha....