Team Cornell Finishes 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
Sunday, November 04, 2007—Team Cornell was one of six teams to successfully complete all three missions at the Urban Challenge Final Event held Saturday, November 3. Over the course of the day, the vehicle travelled approximately 55 miles autonomously through the mock urban environment in Victorville, CA, obeying traffic laws, pulling into parking spaces, and sharing the road with other autonomous vehicles and traffic drivers.
Team Cornell Selected as Finalist
Thursday, November 01, 2007—DARPA announced today that Team Cornell is one of 11 finalists that will compete this Saturday in the 2007 Urban Challenge. For more details and for live race day coverage, see www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge .
Team Cornell Selected for Semi-Finals
Thursday, August 09, 2007—DARPA has selected thirty-six teams as Urban Challenge semifinalists to participate in the National Qualification Event. Team Cornell will be competing in the semifinals in Victorville, CA.
The National Qualification Event will take place October 26-31.
Spectators are welcome to attend Urban Challenge Final Event on November 3 in Victorville.
Read more in the Press Release.
Site Visit
Tuesday, June 19, 2007—Team Cornell successfully completed all the tasks in the site visit. See the photos page for some pictures and short video clips. A video of our site visit can be downloaded here.
Team Cornell To Be Awarded DARPA Funding
Monday, October 02, 2006—Team Cornell has been selected from a pool of over 60 teams to be awarded funding of up to 1 million dollars for the development of an autonomous vehicle for competition in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
More information is available on the DARPA Press Release.
Urban Challenge Participants Conference
Saturday, May 20, 2006—Cornell will be attending the participants conference Saturday, May 20, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia. Download our 2006-2007 Overview.
Cornell to Enter 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
Wednesday, May 10, 2006—Cornell will be competing in DARPA's 2007 Grand Challenge, the follow-up to 2005's ground-breaking race through the desert. The third Grand Challenge is, much like last year's race, designed to pit autonomous vehicles against each-other and the clock, but it replaces last year's desert conditions with a much more challenging urban environment. The race, according to DARPA officials, is designed to simulate autonomous supply missions in and between cities. Vehicles will be required to navigate a 60-mile urban course, in under six hours, all without any human help. Stay tuned for more updates on Cornell's progress.