Robocars actually exist

Add another thing to the list of stuff I didn’t know existed before doing this blog, Robotic Autonomous cars.  Last year DARPA had a race between autonomous cars called the “DARPA Urban Grand Challenge.”  This year, the cars will be participating in the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, CA.  There will be three autonomous cars participating in the race:

Boss-The winner of the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge (Chevy Tahoe)

Junior-A Volkswagen Passat.

Ben-A Toyota Prius.

This race is purely about speed, and not like the DARPA race which included driving ability by the car.  I can see these cars eventually turning into a day to day mode of transportation, but it’ll be a long time before that happens.  And here I thought the idea of a car like K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider was an impossibility.