Unfinished Business -- Prospect 11

In the spirit of the Cake song "Going the Distance", Princeton's DARPA Grand Challenge team went the distance this fall break.

As they speed thru the finish the flags go down.
The fans get up, and get out of town.
The arena is empty except for one man,
Still driving and striving as fast as he can

The sun has gone down and the moon has come up,
And long ago somebody left with the cup,
But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns,

Over this week we won our own challenge. In span of a few days we proved our car capable of completing the 2005 and 2004 challenge. We logged close to 300 miles of off-road autonomous driving with Prospect 11.

Many of my teamates and I feel a void now that the Grand Challenge has been completed. Deadlines (even if met late) gave a sense of urgency and pulled this car together. What this team needs is a new challenge that could hold our interest. How does highway driving sound? Gumball 3000? Rally racing? This will probably be decided at a China Star East buffet or bbq...

And here are some photos: