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Article: Oshkosh Truck Awarded Roster Spot at DARPA Grand Challenge's National Qualifying Event.
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- June 6, 2005
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OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Team TerraMax(TM) one of 40 teams invited to compete in $2 million off-road race
Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK), along with partners Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL) and the University of Parma, Italy, announced today that its TerraMax(TM) robotic vehicle is among a select group invited to participate in the 2005 National Qualifying Event (NQE) for the DARPA Grand Challenge, a 175-mile, off-road race in the Mojave desert for completely autonomous vehicles. Of 119 teams, only 40 were invited to the NQE in Fontana, Calif., on Sept. 27
Representatives from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the Department of ...