2007 Urban Challenge

The 2007 Urban Challenge is an autonomous vehicle competition that will take place on 3 November 2007, sponsored by DARPA. The competition will involve 60 miles of autonomous driving including:

Operation on city streets, obeying lane markings and traffic rules, including operation around sharp turns, through intersections, and while passing. Exhibit safe-following behavior when approaching other vehicles from behind in a traffic lane, including maintaining a safe-following distance. Exhibit safe check-and-go behavior when pulling around a stopped vehicle, pulling out of parking spot, moving through intersections, and in situations where collision is possible. Stay on the road and in a legal and appropriate travel lane while en route, including around sharp turns, through intersections, and while passing. Navigate safely in areas where GPS signals are partially or entirely blocked, including following paved and unpaved roads and stay in lane with very sparse or low accuracy GPS waypoints. Navigate toward a destination in a large, open area where minimal or no GPS points are provided, as in loading dock areas or parking lots. These areas may contain fixed obstacles such as parked vehicles and moving obstacles including other vehicles and pedestrians. Safely pull into and back out of a specified parking space in a parking lot. Safely execute one or more three-point turning maneuvers to effect a U-turn. Dynamically re-plan and execute the route to a destination if the primary route is blocked or impassable.