
The MIT 'Robocar' vehicle, shown parked in front of the Stata Center, will compete as one of three dozen semifinalists later this month in this year's DARPA Urban Challenge, a competition for cars and trucks that run without human help.

CSAIL Director Victor Zue makes remarks at a send-off barbeque lunch in early October for MIT's self-driving 'Robocar' as CSAIL professors Seth Teller, center, and John Leonard, left, look on. Photo / Jason Dorfman
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 17, 2007 (download PDF).