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.

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instanceOf DARPA Grand Challenge event
autonomous vehicle competition
aim advance autonomous vehicle technology
develop self-driving cars capable of urban navigation
improve robotics for military and civilian use
competitionType autonomous driving
robotics
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courseLength approximately 60 miles
eligibility fully autonomous ground vehicles
endDate 2007-11-03
field artificial intelligence
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
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
2000000 USD
500000 USD
secondPlace Stanford Racing Team NERFINISHED
secondPlaceAffiliation Stanford University NERFINISHED
secondPlaceVehicle Junior NERFINISHED
secondPrize 1000000 USD
sponsor Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED
General Motors NERFINISHED
Stanford University NERFINISHED
startDate 2007-11-03
task avoid obstacles and other vehicles
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
Virginia Tech NERFINISHED
thirdPrize 500000 USD
timeLimit 6 hours
venue George Air Force Base NERFINISHED
winner Tartan Racing NERFINISHED
winnerAffiliation Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED
General Motors NERFINISHED
winnerVehicle Boss NERFINISHED

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William L. "Red" Whittaker participatedIn DARPA Urban Challenge