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).

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

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