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MIT entered a LR3 in the DARPA Urban Challenge
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MIT entered a LR3 in the DARPA Urban Challenge

The pic is about half way down the article


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21613605/

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/robocar-1101.html 2007 TDV6 XS Silver
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Looks Impressive 8)

Is that the new pedestrian safe A-Bar for the D3?
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I heard Chris Tyler is headed over to MIT as I write. He's on a mission to get himself a set of those robo-gizmo's so his Disco3 can drive him home from the pub automatically. Thumbs Up All opinions expressed in this posting are my own and are not necessarily those of someone who knows what they are talking about.

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More pictures of MIT LR3 can be found here:
http://tig.csail.mit.edu/multimedia/photog..._Send-Off/

Here is video of Prius crashing out Rolling with laughter
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34582/113/ D3 XS Manual - gone  
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The MIT D3 actually came fourth which for first timers is very impressive apparently !

http://jalopnik.com/cars/darpa-grand-chall...318990.php 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021  
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MIT HAS CRASHED INTO CORNELL - MIT's bot collided with Cornell's "Skynet" while trying to pass on the left.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34686/113/
Video of the LR3 in action can be found here
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34687/113/  
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I heard Chris Tyler is headed over to MIT as I write. He's on a mission to get himself a set of those robo-gizmo's so his Disco3 can drive him home from the pub automatically.


Nah, it must be one of AndrewS's fleet as it is Rimini Red. Thumbs Up The M-Power Express

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