Driverless Hummer Wins Robot Race
Fontana, CA (AHN) – After a weeklong qualifying run at the California Speedway, a driverless Hummer has won the pole position for a government-sponsored second race across the Mojave Desert. No human drivers or remote controls are allowed ton control the robots.
The Hummer named H1ghlander, built by Carnegie Mellon University, flipped during a practice run but completed all four required semifinal runs.
Last year, only half of the 15 robotic vehicles that ran the race passed the semifinals. No team claimed the $1 million inaugural prize because all the contestants broke down within a few miles of the starting gate.
This year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which sponsers the race, doubled the prize money hoping a vehicle would finish.
Source: Andrea Moore, All Headline News
