DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)
The third driverless car competition of the DARPA Grand Challenge, was commonly known as the DARPA Urban Challenge. It took place on November 3, 2007 at the site of the now-closed George Air Force Base (currently used as Southern California Logistics Airport), in Victorville, California (Google map), in the West of the United States. Discovery's Science channel followed a few of the teams and covered the Urban Challenge in its Robocars series.
Read more about DARPA Grand Challenge (2007): Overview, Basic Rules For 2007, Initial Site Visits, Semi-finalists, National Qualification Event, Finals, Race Participants & Results
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