Some of you may have seen the NOVA special about the Great Robot Race:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darpa/outtakes.html

Yes, that's our VX in the amusing section ... the VX detects the parked car and picks the wrong side (left) quickly slamming on the brakes in a panic to avoid the concrete barrier. That was at the qualifying event in the semi-finals... we didn't make it to the race.

Today DARPA announced the next Grand Challenge, the Urban Challenge... 60 miles of dealing with traffic, pulling out of parking spots, making left-hand turns at busy intersections, merging into traffic, etc. It is not off-road (some unpaved roads with potholes perhaps) but nothing to challenge the VX. We are still happy with our choice of vehicle. We have a year to write the software and then half a year of testing ahead of us.
I've been busy since the race with the software... Yes fellow VX'ers we are still in the game.

http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge