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00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKED OEM FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT


00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKED OEM FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT


$22.49


07-11 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SMOKE LENS BUMPER FOG LIGHTS


07-11 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SMOKE LENS BUMPER FOG LIGHTS


$66.99


AVALANCHE SUBURBAN TAHOE HYBRID YUKON XL 07-10 FOG LAMP


AVALANCHE SUBURBAN TAHOE HYBRID YUKON XL 07-10 FOG LAMP


$52.49


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT LEFT DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT LEFT DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP


$23.95


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE EURO CLEAR FOG LIGHTS NEW PAIR SET SUV LAMP


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE EURO CLEAR FOG LIGHTS NEW PAIR SET SUV LAMP


$55.95


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


$44.95


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN/TAHOE 1500/2500 OE REPLACEMENT CLEAR FOG LIGHTS LAMPS SET


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN/TAHOE 1500/2500 OE REPLACEMENT CLEAR FOG LIGHTS LAMPS SET


$38.95


SLIM BALLAST XENON HID UPGRADE + 99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE FOG LIGHTS


SLIM BALLAST XENON HID UPGRADE + 99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE FOG LIGHTS


$53.95


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKED FOG LIGHTS LAMPS LEFT & RIGHT


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKED FOG LIGHTS LAMPS LEFT & RIGHT


$24.99


00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE PROJECTOR DRIVING FOG LIGHTS LAMP+LED w/SWITCH COMPLETE KIT


00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE PROJECTOR DRIVING FOG LIGHTS LAMP+LED w/SWITCH COMPLETE KIT


$47.99


GMC CHEVY 99-02 SUBURBAN 00-06 TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


GMC CHEVY 99-02 SUBURBAN 00-06 TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


$50.00


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE/SUBURBAN OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS PAIR 01


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE/SUBURBAN OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS PAIR 01


$35.95


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B R H NEW


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B R H NEW


$37.95


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP RL Pair W/2 Light Bulbs NEW


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP RL Pair W/2 Light Bulbs NEW


$86.90


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B RL PAIR


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B RL PAIR


$79.95


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP L


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP L


$43.95


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP R


CHEVY 07-10 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP R


$43.95


1999-2002 Chevy Silverado 2000-2006 Suburban/Tahoe OEM Clear Bumper Fog Lights


1999-2002 Chevy Silverado 2000-2006 Suburban/Tahoe OEM Clear Bumper Fog Lights


$37.99


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B L H NEW


CHEVY 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT LAMP W/B L H NEW


$37.95


07-11 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban/Avalanche LS OEM Clear Lens Round Bumper Fog Lights


07-11 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban/Avalanche LS OEM Clear Lens Round Bumper Fog Lights


$46.99


01-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SILVERADO PASSENGER/RIGHT FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET NEW


01-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SILVERADO PASSENGER/RIGHT FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET NEW


$24.95


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE EURO CLEAR FOG LIGHTS NEW PAIR SET SUV LAMP


00-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE EURO CLEAR FOG LIGHTS NEW PAIR SET SUV LAMP


$55.95


00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHT LAMP - DRIVER SIDE


00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHT LAMP – DRIVER SIDE


$10.99


00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE SMOKE PROJECTOR DRIVING FOG LIGHTS LAMPS+LED w/SWITCH KIT


00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE SMOKE PROJECTOR DRIVING FOG LIGHTS LAMPS+LED w/SWITCH KIT


$44.95


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


$37.95


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE BUMPER FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT OEM FITMENT


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE BUMPER FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT OEM FITMENT


$34.99


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT


$23.95


01-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SILVERADO PASSENGER/RIGHT FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET NEW


01-06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE SILVERADO PASSENGER/RIGHT FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET NEW


$24.95


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


$44.95


99+ SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN OEM FOG LIGHT RIGHT


99+ SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN OEM FOG LIGHT RIGHT


$20.15


BLK VERTICAL FRONT HOOD GRILL GRILLE+CLEAR FOG LIGHTS LAMPS 07-10 TAHOE SUBURBAN


BLK VERTICAL FRONT HOOD GRILL GRILLE+CLEAR FOG LIGHTS LAMPS 07-10 TAHOE SUBURBAN


$212.00


01-06 YUKON TAHOE ESCALADE SUBURBAN WINDSHIELD WASHER & FOG LIGHT SWITCH


01-06 YUKON TAHOE ESCALADE SUBURBAN WINDSHIELD WASHER & FOG LIGHT SWITCH


$19.99


00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP LS COMBO SETS


00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP LS COMBO SETS


$38.99


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


$44.95


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT LEFT DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE LS/LT LEFT DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP


$23.95


07-11 SILVERADO TAHOE W/OFF ROAD PACKAGE  FOG LIGHTS CLEAR+HID 8000K


07-11 SILVERADO TAHOE W/OFF ROAD PACKAGE FOG LIGHTS CLEAR+HID 8000K


$114.99


99-02 SILVERADO 1500&2500 00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE  FOG LIGHTS CLEAR+HID 8000K


99-02 SILVERADO 1500&2500 00-06 SUBURBAN/TAHOE FOG LIGHTS CLEAR+HID 8000K


$103.99


07-11 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE W/OFF ROAD PACKAGE  FOG LIGHTS CLEAR 2007 2008


07-11 SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE W/OFF ROAD PACKAGE FOG LIGHTS CLEAR 2007 2008


$52.99


SILVERADO/SUBURBAN/TAHOE OEM FOG LIGHTS LAMPS - RIGHT


SILVERADO/SUBURBAN/TAHOE OEM FOG LIGHTS LAMPS – RIGHT


$12.99


07-11 AVALANCHE/TAHOE/YUKON/SUBURBAN/ACADIA CLEAR FOG LIGHTS+BULBS (ROUND LENS)


07-11 AVALANCHE/TAHOE/YUKON/SUBURBAN/ACADIA CLEAR FOG LIGHTS+BULBS (ROUND LENS)


$42.45


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHTS-L


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR FOG LIGHTS-L


$10.99


OEM Replacement 99-02 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


OEM Replacement 99-02 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


$37.99


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


$39.95


GMC CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE 00-06 SMOKE FOG LIGHTS KIT


GMC CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE 00-06 SMOKE FOG LIGHTS KIT


$50.00


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKE HEAD LIGHT+SMOKED FOG+BLK BUMPER LAMP


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN SMOKE HEAD LIGHT+SMOKED FOG+BLK BUMPER LAMP


$107.95


00-06 GMC CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE YELLOW FOG LIGHTS


00-06 GMC CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE YELLOW FOG LIGHTS


$50.00


SILVERADO TAHOE 2X HALO CHROME LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS W/ FOG


SILVERADO TAHOE 2X HALO CHROME LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS W/ FOG


$167.98


L Benz Style Suburban Tahoe Dodge Ram Yukon Denali Blazer LED Bumper Fog Lights


L Benz Style Suburban Tahoe Dodge Ram Yukon Denali Blazer LED Bumper Fog Lights


$9.99


00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP LS COMBO SETS


00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT LAMP LS COMBO SETS


$38.99


99-02 CHEVY SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN OEM CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


99-02 CHEVY SILVERADO 00-06 TAHOE SUBURBAN OEM CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


$50.00


07-10 Suburban Tahoe Yukon LED Tail Lights+Bumper Fog


07-10 Suburban Tahoe Yukon LED Tail Lights+Bumper Fog


$152.99


CHEVY SILVERADO/SUBURBAN/TAHOE CHROME CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


CHEVY SILVERADO/SUBURBAN/TAHOE CHROME CLEAR FOG LIGHTS


$35.95


New Passengers Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


New Passengers Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


$32.30


New Pair Set Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE and DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


New Pair Set Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE and DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


$48.93


New Drivers Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE and DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


New Drivers Fog Light Lamp Lens SAE and DOT Tahoe Suburban Silverado Pickup SUV


$32.30


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT


99-02 SILVERADO 00-06 SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS LEFT+RIGHT


$22.99


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


$39.95


2007-2010 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps lights Yukon


2007-2010 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps lights Yukon


$51.99


2007 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps Kit lights Yukon


2007 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps Kit lights Yukon


$51.99


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE/SUBURBAN OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS PAIR 01


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE/SUBURBAN OEM STYLE FOG LIGHTS PAIR 01


$35.95


2000-2010 CHEVY TAHOE / SUBURBAN XENON FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


2000-2010 CHEVY TAHOE / SUBURBAN XENON FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


$54.99


99-02 Chevy Silverado 00-06 Suburban/Tahoe OE Style Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


99-02 Chevy Silverado 00-06 Suburban/Tahoe OE Style Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


$37.50


SMOKED 07-11 SUBURBAN AVALANCHE TAHOE LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS+SMOKE FOG LAMPS


SMOKED 07-11 SUBURBAN AVALANCHE TAHOE LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS+SMOKE FOG LAMPS


$186.95


07-11 SUBURBAN AVALANCHE TAHOE HALO DRL LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS+BUMPER FOG LAMP


07-11 SUBURBAN AVALANCHE TAHOE HALO DRL LED PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS+BUMPER FOG LAMP


$167.95


BLK VERTICAL FRONT GRILL GRILLE+BUMPER FOG LIGHTS 2007-2010 CHEVY TAHOE SUBURBAN


BLK VERTICAL FRONT GRILL GRILLE+BUMPER FOG LIGHTS 2007-2010 CHEVY TAHOE SUBURBAN


$185.00


00-06 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps Kit lights 03 04 05


00-06 Chevy Tahoe Driving/Fog Lamps Kit lights 03 04 05


$51.99


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


00-06 CHEVY SILVERADO SUBURBAN TAHOE FOG LIGHT L+R


$44.95


NEW LEFT SIDE CHEVY SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN FOG LIGHT


NEW LEFT SIDE CHEVY SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN FOG LIGHT


$23.95


07-11 CHEVY TAHOE SUBURBAN AVALANCHE GMC YUKON XL ACADIA BUMPER FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


07-11 CHEVY TAHOE SUBURBAN AVALANCHE GMC YUKON XL ACADIA BUMPER FOG LIGHTS LAMPS


$57.99


C/K Series Tahoe Yukon Projector Head Lights+LED Fog


C/K Series Tahoe Yukon Projector Head Lights+LED Fog


$82.99


NEW LEFT SIDE CHEVY SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN FOG LIGHT


NEW LEFT SIDE CHEVY SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN FOG LIGHT


$23.95


CHEVY SILVERADO TAHOE SUBURBAN PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT COMPLETE COMBO SETS


CHEVY SILVERADO TAHOE SUBURBAN PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT COMPLETE COMBO SETS


$26.99


99-02 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE FOG LIGHT PAIR


99-02 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 2500 TAHOE FOG LIGHT PAIR


$44.95


NEW 2001-2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR LENS DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET


NEW 2001-2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN TAHOE CLEAR LENS DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY SET


$24.95


00-02 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 TAHOE RIGHT SIDE FOG LIGHTS LAMPS ASSEMBLY PAIR NEW


00-02 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 TAHOE RIGHT SIDE FOG LIGHTS LAMPS ASSEMBLY PAIR NEW


$26.95


07-11 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban/Avalance LS OEM Style Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


07-11 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban/Avalance LS OEM Style Clear Lens Bumper Fog Lights


$59.99


Chevy Tahoe Suburban Right Passenger Side Fog Lamp Light GENUINE GM 10368477


Chevy Tahoe Suburban Right Passenger Side Fog Lamp Light GENUINE GM 10368477


$62.55


CHEVY SILVERADO TAHOE SUBURBAN PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT COMPLETE COMBO SETS


CHEVY SILVERADO TAHOE SUBURBAN PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT COMPLETE COMBO SETS


$26.99


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


00-06 CHEVY TAHOE CHROME HOUSING FOG LIGHTS SET LS/LT


$39.95


00-06 Suburban Tahoe Barn Door Tail Lights+LED Fog Set Brand New Left+Right Set


00-06 Suburban Tahoe Barn Door Tail Lights+LED Fog Set Brand New Left+Right Set


$82.99

The DARPA Challenge for Driverless Cars   by Dale Milton

Why Driverless Cars?

A machine is anything that helps us simplify work. By that definition, a car is a machine that helps us simplify the work of locomotion. However, we do need to do some work when using a car – we need to drive it. Wouldn’t life be easier if we could just get into the car, say where we want to go and doze off until the destination is reached? Fantastical as it may seem, it may be possible in near future if the innovations showcases in the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007 are developed to their full potentials.

If you are a science-fiction fan, you must remember the taxi with the robot driver in “Total Recall” that Arnold Schwarzenegger dismantles violently when it refuses his order to “just drive” and insists on knowing the name of his destination. Although you may not see such autonomous cars on the roads anytime soon, the participants at the DARPA Urban Challenge give us cause for hope.

What is DARPA and how is it involved?

For those who don’t know it yet, DARPA or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is the premier research body of the United States Department of Defense. With a total personnel strength of only 240, DARPA manages a $3.4 billion budget, aiming to develop new technology for use by the military. In this capacity, it has made significant contributions to several technologies we take for granted today, like the Internet and GPS.

DARPA is authorized by Congress to award cash prizes to encourage research with possible national security uses. In this regard, DARPA started an annual competition, called the Grand Challenge, for driverless or autonomous vehicles in 2004 that ran for three years (with a gap in 2006), with the final one in 2007 being designated the Urban Challenge. DARPA defines an autonomous vehicle as “a vehicle that navigates and drives entirely on its own with no human driver and no Remote Control. Through the use of various sensors and positioning systems, the vehicle determines all the characteristics of its environment required to enable it to carry out the task it has been assigned.”

While the first two required driverless cars to negotiate roads, turns and tunnels in the desert without human intervention, the last one required the cars to follow traffic laws in a simulated urban environment. Therefore, while the first two challenges were more physically demanding but had little interaction between the vehicles, the Urban Challenge required the individual participants to make “intelligent” decisions in real time based on the actions of other vehicles.

Although the competitions were open to teams across the world, each team had to have at least one American citizen as a member. The reason behind these competitions was the ultimate goal of making one-third of US ground military forces autonomous by 2015.

DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 and 2005

The DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 was held in the Mojave Desert, where 25 teams fought it out for the grand prize of $1 million. Although none of the teams completed the 150-mile route, the car from Carnegie Mellon University traveled the furthest – 7.36 miles – and was declared the winner.

The next competition near the Lucy Gray Mountains, Nevada, in 2005 produced significantly better results. All but one of the 23 finalists surpassed the last year’s best mark and five finished the 135-mile course. The team from Stanford University finished first, closely followed by two cars from Carnegie Mellon. The prize money was double that of the previous year.

DARPA Urban Challenge 2007

The third competition was the toughest of all and required “teams to build an autonomous vehicle capable of driving in traffic, performing complex maneuvers such as merging, passing, parking, and negotiating intersections.” Development of such technology has potentially immense benefits not only for military purposes, but civilian uses as well. Besides the obvious advantage of ease of travel, this technology, when revised and popularized, can ease traffic congestion and prevent accidents, saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars every year in addition to reducing pollution and unproductive time.

In a nutshell, the participants were required to comply with the following rules:

* Vehicle must be stock or have a documented safety record.
* Vehicle must obey the California state driving laws.
* Vehicle must be entirely autonomous, using only the information it detects with its sensors and public signals such as GPS.
* DARPA will provide the route network 24 hours before the race starts.
* Vehicles must traverse the route by driving between specified checkpoints.
* DARPA will provide a file detailing the order the checkpoints must be driven to 5 minutes before the race start.
* Vehicles may “stop and stare” for 10 seconds maximum.
* Vehicles must operate in rain and fog, with GPS blocked.
* Vehicles must avoid collision with vehicles and other objects such as carts, bicycles, traffic barrels, and objects in the environment such as utility poles.
* Vehicles must be able to operate in parking areas and perform U-turns as required by the situation.

Of the 89 teams that applied, 53 were notified they had qualified for DARPA site visits based on their technical papers and videos. After actual testing of the vehicles, the list was whittled down to 35 who were invited to the National Qualification Event (NQE), a rigorous eight-day vehicle testing period. The NQE was held across three different test areas in the remodeled George Air Force Base (currently used as Southern California Logistics Airport), in Victorville, California. This was also the venue for the finals three months later to which 11 of the 35 at the NQE qualified.

These 11 finalists included a lot of collaborations between universities and their corporate partners – Carnegie Mellon with GM, Stanford with Volkswagen, Virginia Tech with TORC Technologies, etc. The final event consisted of three missions totaling around 55 miles, to be completed in six hours. Besides the competitors themselves, 30 Ford Tauruses driven by professional drivers were introduced into the course to increase complexity of traffic maneuvers.

While time to finish was a major factor in allocation of points, participants were penalized for violations, dangerous behavior, delays, etc. Thus, although the team from Stanford finished earliest with their vehicle “Junior,” a Volkswagen Passat, the team from Tartan Racing, a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon and GM, with their Chevrolet Tahoe “Boss,” were declared the winners after tabulating points. Of the 11 finalists, six finished the course within 6 hours, testimony to the tremendous improvements since the first Grand Challenge 3 years before where not a single vehicle finished the course.

In conclusion, all 11 finalists received DARPA funding for additional research and it is hoped that the lessons from these competitions have brought us nearer to a future of driverless cars.

About the Author

Dale Milton writes articles for carbuyhelp.com, an online car buying and selling service. If you need help buying a new or used car or selling your vehicle, this site is the perfect tool!