We're listed on Engadget.com this morning!

Quote :

"NC State will help refashion the Lotus Elise into a driverless vehicle that will compete in next year's DARPA Urban Challenge"

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/nc-state-preps-lotus-elise-for-2007-darpa-urban-challenge/

11/20/2006 11:13:14 AM

2 threads in the garage on this

11/20/2006 11:14:41 AM

i wont believe it until i see one more thread.

11/20/2006 11:14:53 AM

I'm kind of surprised Lotus let them do this, considering how they did in the last DARPA challenge.

I wonder though if all the teams this year are going to copy the winning strategy Stanford used last time.

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 11:17 AM. Reason : ]

11/20/2006 11:16:28 AM

You send all your thank yous to me

notice I threw "Pack" in there gotta keep it real

and we also made Autoblog earlier in the weekend:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/19/robo-exotica-nc-state-snags-lotus-elise-for-07-darpa-challenge

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 11:29 AM. Reason : .]

11/20/2006 11:27:48 AM

^^it's very different this year. it's an urban setting, not offroad. it has to be able to navigative traffic circles, stoplights, etc

11/20/2006 1:07:36 PM

I know that.

But, a visual mapping system would still be very capable and robust.

11/20/2006 1:11:17 PM

Why would they use such an expensive car when they KNOW they're going to wreck it repeatedly? It's silly.

11/20/2006 5:08:00 PM

it's not that expensive

11/20/2006 5:23:21 PM

Quote :

"I wonder though if all the teams this year are going to copy the winning strategy Stanford used last time."

maybe they would like to. But Stanford put like $4 million in that vehicle. A lot of teams don't have that kind of dough (ie our team that only spent like 55,000)

^^It's not expensive for you when it is donated

11/20/2006 5:27:43 PM