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News Release
October 9, 2005
Contact:
David Orenstein, School of Engineering: (650) 736-2245 office, (650) 576-3895 cell davidjo@stanford.edu
Stanford takes first in DARPA Grand Challenge
Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's entry in the DARPA Grand Challenge, has finished first, earning the team a $2 million prize. The Oct. 8 off-road race pitted 23 autonomous vehicles against each other on a 132-mile desert course that began and ended in Primm, Nev. Only five vehicles made it through the course. With a finish time of 6:53, Stanley beat Carnegie Mellon's Red Team (7:04) and Red Team Too (7:14), The Gray Insurance Company's Gray Team (7:30) and Team TerraMax (12:51).
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Comment:
Sebastian Thrun, Computer Science: (650) 723-2797 office, (650) 283-9364 cell, thrun@stanford.edu
Editor Note:
A photo of Stanley crossing the finish line is available on the Web at http://newsphotos.stanford.edu (slug: stanleyfinish.jpg). Photo credit: David Orenstein
Related Information:
- http://www.stanfordracing.com/
- http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/may18/darpasr-051805.html
- http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/july13/carup-071305.html
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