Boss

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Boss is an autonomous robotic vehicle developed by Carnegie Mellon University that famously won the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge for self-driving cars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous robotic vehicle
robotics research platform
self-driving car
achievement demonstrated feasibility of autonomous urban driving
basedOn Chevrolet Tahoe
competition DARPA Grand Challenge
surface form: DARPA Urban Challenge
competitionResult first place
competitionYear 2007
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor autonomous navigation in urban environments
research in self-driving technologies
developedAt CMU
surface form: Carnegie Mellon University
developer CMU
surface form: Carnegie Mellon University

Tartan Racing
field artificial intelligence
autonomous driving
robotics
hasCapability autonomous urban driving
detecting other vehicles
detecting pedestrians
intersection handling
lane following
obeying traffic rules
overtaking slower vehicles
parking
route planning
hasComponent onboard computing system
path planning software
perception system
sensor fusion system
vehicle control system
influenced development of modern autonomous vehicle systems
subsequent self-driving car research
notableEvent completed a 60-mile urban course autonomously
navigated traffic in a mock urban environment
notableFor winning the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
operatedBy Tartan Racing
surface form: Tartan Racing team
sponsor Caterpillar
Continental
General Motors
teamName Tartan Racing
universityAffiliation Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
surface form: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
uses GPS
cameras
inertial navigation system
lidar
radar
sensors
vehicleType modified Chevrolet Tahoe SUV

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