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Article: Robo-truck back for new trial; Oshkosh Truck's unmanned Terramax tries city driving
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2007
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Oshkosh - Terramax, the driverless military truck that made
transportation history by completing a 140-mile race through the
Mojave Desert, is headed for something much scarier - urban traffic.
Like a nervous teenager taking a driver's license exam, Oshkosh
Truck's robotic vehicle passed a road test Tuesday that involved
navigating a parking lot and "thinking" its way through situations
such as who goes first at a four-way stop sign.
No human passengers or remote controls were allowed for the test,
which was monitored by officials with the central research and
development arm of the Department of Defense.
Terramax's test looked promising as the burly truck executed
turns and successfully ...