Robotic Vehicles Race, but Innovation Wins

by John Markoff New York Times, 14 Sep 2005 Cresting a hill on a gravel road at a brisk 20 miles an hour, a driverless, computer-controlled Volkswagen Touareg plunges smartly into a swale. When its laser guidance system spots an overhanging limb, it lurches violently left and right before abruptly swerving off the road. Read more