2004 ⟶ DARPA Grand Challenge Launched

DARPA introduces the DARPA Grand Challenge requiring competi...
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🚗 First Robot Cars Built

The team of Ernst Dickmanns at Bundeswehr University of Munich builds the first robot cars, driving up to 55 mph on empty streets.⟶
First Robot Cars Built (1986)
Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsSelf-Driving CarsComputer VisionErnst DickmannsBundeswehr UniversityEarly Robotics
GermanyGermany

🚗 DARPA Grand Challenge Launched

DARPA introduces the DARPA Grand Challenge requiring competitors to produce autonomous vehicles for prize money.⟶
DARPA Grand Challenge Launched (2004)
Autonomous VehiclesDARPAGrand ChallengeRoboticsCompetitionSelf-Driving CarsArtificial Intelligence
United StatesUnited States

🚶 Honda's ASIMO Robot Walks and Delivers

Honda's ASIMO robot, an artificially intelligent humanoid robot, is able to walk as fast as a human, delivering trays to customers in restaurant settings.⟶
Honda's ASIMO Robot Walks and Delivers (2005)
RoboticsASIMOHumanoid RobotHondaArtificial IntelligenceHuman-Robot InteractionService Robotics
JapanJapan

🧠 Blue Brain Project Launched

Blue Brain is born, a project to simulate the brain at molecular detail.⟶
Blue Brain Project Launched (2005)
Brain SimulationBlue Brain ProjectComputational NeuroscienceArtificial IntelligenceNeuroscienceMolecular SimulationModeling
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🚗 DARPA Urban Challenge for Autonomous Cars Launched

DARPA launches the Urban Challenge for Autonomous cars to obey traffic rules and operate in an urban environment.⟶
DARPA Urban Challenge for Autonomous Cars Launched (2007)
Autonomous VehiclesDARPARoboticsUrban EnvironmentSelf-Driving CarsComputer Vision
United StatesUnited States

🚘 Google Builds an Autonomous Car

Google builds an autonomous car.⟶
Google Builds an Autonomous Car (2009)
Autonomous VehiclesGoogleSelf-Driving CarsComputer VisionRoboticsMachine Learning
United StatesUnited States