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The race that wasn't

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) organized DARPA Grand Challenge, which is a race for driverless vehicles across the Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where the winner would win a million dollars. The vehicle has to complete a 142-mile course within a 10-hour time limit, all without any human intervention, by following specific GPS waypoints.

Author: Smith, Steve
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 2004
United States, Management dynamics, Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing, Industrial trucks and tractors, Automatic Guided Vehicles (Industrial), Management, Automatic guided vehicles, Competitions, Company business management, United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Automobile racing

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Go, speed racer, go

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Stock-car race marketer NASCAR plans to release a computer version of its Winston Cup tour. The NASCAR Racing Online Series (NROS) envisions an Internet broadcast of a multimedia race allowing up to 40 player-drivers at a time, through the Total Entertainment Network. Three other race programs are also profiled.

Author: Smith, Steve
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1997
Product introduction, Internet, Recreation, Stock car racing, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, T E Network Inc.

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Virtual Indy in a great desktop game

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Papyrus has introduced a new software program which simulates racing in the IndyCar circuit. Called IndyCar Racing, the new program is a far cry from the real thing but it is still the best car racing simulation available today.

Author: Smith, Steve
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, IndyCar Racing (Computer game)

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