Nov 3, 2007 Almost two years of hard work has paid off in a brilliant finale! Dr. Tony Tether waves the checkered flag as Odin crosses the Urban Challenge finish line in under six hours. The last five minutes of the race were an intense battle to the finish line between Victor Tango, Stanford, and Tartan Racing. Who would have thought a six hour race with autonomous vehicles could come down to minutes?! All three teams held their breath waiting for the robots to come within eye shot. Unfortunately, Odin was the third to cross the line. It was certainly frustrating for the team, especially since Odin had been in the lead for almost the entire race. However, it is truly an amazing accomplishment to be one of the top three teams in the world in urban autonomous vehicle technology.
Here is a video of Odin completing a 4 way stop during the competition. More video will be available as it is processed by the team.
Team Victor Tango is a competitor in the most exciting robotics challenge of this century! DARPA's Urban Challenge pits the top minds in autonomous vehicles against each other in a race for $2 million. We will use this blog to make available up to date information concerning our vehicle's progress and team events. We are more than happy to answer any of your questions about our team, our vehicle, or the challenge itself. Especially interesting or pertinent questions may even be posted to the blog with our response. Please contact us at skimmel@vt.edu.
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Congratulations!!! :)
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