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Would you like to drive a car?

DU — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:11:57 -0800

Perhaps you'll recall DARPA's Grand Challenge where autonomous vehicles competed in a off-road race but most barely made it off the starting blocks? And Grand Challenge 2 where they did the same thing more successfully and also filmed a NOVA special?. Well, they are doing it again, on city streets this time.

The teams will attempt to complete a complex 60-mile urban course with live traffic in less than six hours. The finalists will operate on the course roads with approximately 50 human-driven traffic vehicles. Speed is not the only factor in determining the winners, as vehicles must also meet the same standards required to pass the California DMV road test.

Some previews of the contestants including 2005's winner.

AcceleRacers: Track Mod

Gator — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:15:02 -0800

AcceleRacers: Track Mod is a fun little Pipe-Dream-esque Flash game in which your object is to manipulate sections of track in order to get each of your six racecars to the finish line inside the time limit. Gets a lot harder as you go up in levels and more obstacles are added. Yes, it is a HotWheels game.

32 Hours 7 Minutes

blue_beetle — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:01:26 -0800

32 Hours 7 Minutes is all it took to drive from New York to LA. via Gizmodo

Plymouth - Dakar Challenge

stbalbach — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:27:52 -0800

Plymouth - Dakar Challenge 2005. 3000 mile race from Britain to Senegal, Africa. The Rules: Participant cars must cost $100UK pounds or less. Maximum budget for vehicle preparation: $15UK pounds. No outside assistance during race drivers are on their own. First to finish wins, cars donated to charity.