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Discuss “Tartans speed to a $2 million victory”

At 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Carnegie Mellon’s autonomous Chevy Tahoe “Boss” won first place — and $2 million — in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge. “Boss” is the product of innovations by the 49 members of Tartan Racing, led by robotics professor William “Red” Whittaker.

The Challenge is a high-stakes competition in which teams build a driverless car capable of traveling a 60-mile suburban mock-up course in which they complete tasks such as parking, U-turning, traversing a traffic circle, and assessing obstacles such as traffic signs, intersections, bicycles, traffic barrels, and other cars, all the while complying with California state traffic laws.

“The Urban Challenge is a very...

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