DARPA Urban Challenge
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The DARPA Urban Challenge was a 2007 autonomous vehicle competition in which self-driving cars navigated a mock urban environment to advance robotics and driverless technology.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DARPA Grand Challenge event
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autonomous vehicle competition ⓘ |
| aim |
advance autonomous vehicle technology
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develop self-driving cars capable of urban navigation ⓘ improve robotics for military and civilian use ⓘ |
| competitionType |
autonomous driving
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robotics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| courseLength | approximately 60 miles ⓘ |
| eligibility | fully autonomous ground vehicles ⓘ |
| endDate | 2007-11-03 ⓘ |
| field |
artificial intelligence
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autonomous vehicles ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| firstPrize | 2000000 USD ⓘ |
| follows | DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of commercial autonomous vehicles
ⓘ
subsequent self-driving car research ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Victorville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first major competition focused on urban driving for autonomous vehicles ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | demonstrated feasibility of autonomous urban driving ⓘ |
| numberOfFinalists | 11 ⓘ |
| organizer | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | DARPA Grand Challenge series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizeMoney |
1000000 USD
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2000000 USD ⓘ 500000 USD ⓘ |
| secondPlace | Stanford Racing Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceAffiliation | Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceVehicle | Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPrize | 1000000 USD ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Carnegie Mellon University
NERFINISHED
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General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-11-03 ⓘ |
| task |
avoid obstacles and other vehicles
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handle intersections and traffic circles ⓘ navigate a mock urban environment ⓘ obey traffic laws ⓘ perform merging and passing maneuvers ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceAffiliation |
TORC Robotics
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Tech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPrize | 500000 USD ⓘ |
| timeLimit | 6 hours ⓘ |
| venue | George Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Tartan Racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAffiliation |
Carnegie Mellon University
NERFINISHED
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General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerVehicle | Boss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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