The 2004 Desert Race: 132 Miles, Zero Finishers

DARPA offered $1M to the first driverless vehicle to finish a 132-mile Mojave course. Not one car finished — the best got 7 miles. The teams, the failures and the fans who watched the race that started the self-driving era.

Playlist by @av_grand_challenge

13 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The Races That Jump-Started the Self-Driving Car | WIRED — WIRED
2. Inside the First DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 — Homestead Engineering
3. Darpa Challenge 2004 — Wayne Holder
4. DARPA Grand Challenge Highlights Music Video — Don Shipley
5. Anthony Levandowski | Ghostrider Balancing Act: DARPA Grand Challenge — Anthony Levandowski
6. Darpa Grand Challenge 2 - Ghostrider — Chriggy1
7. CMU Red Team Video from Intel IDF February 2004 — CMU Robotics Institute
8. DARPA Grand Challenge: Open — MyRide on Autobytel
9. DARPA Grand Challenge: First Round — MyRide on Autobytel
10. AUTOMOTIVE NEWS VIDEO - 03/12/2024: DARPA Grand Challenge anniversary — Automotive News
11. NOVA Season 33 - Ep 9 - The Great Robot Race — Festus M
12. DARPA Robot Race: A.I. Motorvators — MyRide on Autobytel
13. Sandstorm NQE 2004 — JoshJohnston