in California, robotic vehicles got a taste of the DARPA Grand Challenge race. Several vehicles had no problems, but others weren't so lucky. We were there to witness the mayhem and destruction.. Autonomous robotic vehicles compete in DAPA's Grand Challenge....

• -Parked Vehicles, "Tank Traps" and Hay Bales
• -A Tunnel and Some Debris
• -Metal Walls
• -Conclusion: Obstacle Detection Much Improved Since 2004
• -The Debris Field
• -Walls
• -Hay Bales

Internet, has obvious interests in encouraging fully robotic vehicle construction. In the CES parking lot, a human-occupied pursuit vehicle followed BOSS, or was otherwise in eye shot, equipped with a remote kill switch. The chase car would randomly approach...