DARPA Grand Challenge Names Track B Teams
DARPA has named the second set of teams that are competing for its 2007 Urban Challenge robotic vehicle contest, saying today that it has added another seventy-eight teams that are taking on its robotic vehicle race contest next year. The 75 teams are on top of the top, 11 Track A teams that the agency is funding with up to $1M each to compete in the event, including the Stanford Racing Team, which won the first Grand Challenge with its vehicle "Stanley" last year. Track B teams from the Bay Area include Campbell-based I-Team and Berkeley's Berkeley-Sydney Driving Team.
posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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