DARPA Grand Challenge 2005: The road to victory
23 robotic vehicles started in the Grand Challenge 2005, but only five crossed finish line. TG Daily and Mobility Guru covered the qualification and race extensively. Read about the Stanford team, which won the race and collected the $2 million jackpot, as well as about other teams that competed in the Challenge.
TG Daily live race coverage:
Stanford's Stanley wins DARPA Grand Challenge 2005
| Row 0 - Cell 0 |
| Stanford's Stanley left the competition in the dust |
Interviews and team coverage:
Money isn't everything to mastering the Grand Challenge
Team Stanford aiming for the jackpot at DARPA Grand Challenge 2005
"Blue Team" runs self-righting motorcycle at DARPA Grand Challenge
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DARPA Grand Challenge update #3: Interview with Team Cornell
DARPA Grand Challenge update #2: A chat with Team Mojavaton
2005 Grand Challenge Qualifications:
DARPA Grand Challenge Vehicles Face Many Obstacles To Qualify
DARPA Selects 23 Teams for the Grand Challenge
DARPA Grand Challenge update #1: Qualification day 1 results
Gearing up for the DARPA Grand Challenge
2004 Coverage
If you want to compare how this year's contestants did versus last year, you can look up our two 2004 articles.
Humphrey Cheung was a senior editor at Tom's Hardware, covering a range of topics on computing and consumer electronics. You can find more of his work in many major publications, including CNN and FOX, to name a few.