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DARPA returns to off-road environments in latest autonomous vehicle project

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The RACER-Sim program aims to create the next generation of off-road simulation platforms to significantly reduce the development cost and bridge the gap between simulation and the real world. (INTEL)
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Pete Bigelow
April 28, 2022 11:41 AM

The inhospitable terrain of the Mojave Desert provided a formidable challenge for embryonic autonomous-vehicle technology during the DARPA challenges of the mid-2000s.

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