A good luck send-off for 'Robocar'
The MIT 'Robocar' vehicle, shown parked in front of the Stata Center, will compete as one of three dozen semifinalists later this month in this year's DARPA Urban Challenge, a competition for cars and trucks that run without human help. 
CSAIL Director Victor Zue makes remarks at a send-off barbeque lunch in early October for MIT's self-driving 'Robocar' as CSAIL professors Seth Teller, center, and John Leonard, left, look on. Photo / Jason Dorfman A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 17, 2007 (download PDF). |
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