[TriLUG] Darpa Grand Challenge Kickoff Invitation

[Greg Brown]

A Lotus Elise loaded with Macs running Linux?  Could this get any
better?!!?!?

For those that might not know what an Elise looks like here you go:

*http://tinyurl.com/pdpjl

Sweet!
*
On 11/13/06, Steve Kuekes <steve at kuekes.homeip.net> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday November 15, 2006 from 11:00 to 1:00 we will be holding an
> unveiling of our vehicle for the Darpa Urban Grand Challenge at NC State
> Centenial Campus EB-II.  The Darpa Urban Grand Challenge is a race
> sponsored by Darpa for fully automonous vehicles.  (This is linux
> related because we will be running our vehicle using about 10 networked
> Mac-Mini Intel processors running FC6).  Our new vehicle sponsor is
> Lotus Cars and they will be providing us with an Elise to use for the
> race.  The Elise will be at the unveiling.  Its a very cool looking
> sports car.  We will also be demonstrating some of our current obstacle
> detection software and hardware that we will be installing on the
> vehicle for the race next year.
>
> Insight Racing and NC State participated in last year's Grand Challenge
> and placed 12th out of over 200 entrants.  With this new vehicle we plan
> to win.
>
> Related web sites:
>
> pdf of announcement poster from NC State:
> http://insightracing.org/images/ANNOUNCECAR.pdf
> Grand Challenge:  http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge
> Insight Racing:  http://www.insightracing.org
> Lotus:  http://www.lotuscars.com
> --
> Steve Kuekes
>
> Insight Racing - Urban Grand Challenge('07) - http://www.insightracing.org
> Private Pilot: N9259R '95 Saratoga based at Sanford-Lee County Regional
> (TTA)
> email: skuekes at nc.rr.com
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