‘Two unmanned Hummers called Sandstorm and Highlander, developed at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University, are on their way to Carson City, Nev., for a six-week test run in the desert before the semifinals of the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge. A U.S. military-sponsored desert race that tests the driving endurance of robots, the Grand Challenge semifinals will be held at the California Speedway at Fontana starting Sept. 26.’

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