Rodent Regatta

Work around the clock. Spend tens of thousands of dollars. (At least.) Do the impossible. And get well rewarded by Uncle Sam. Dozens of small groups are driving to do just that by March 13, 2004. The impetus is the Grand Challenge, a race sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Show up with a vehicle that can direct itself from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in ten hourssorry, no human help allowedand you could win serious bragging rights. Oh, and a million dollars cash.

The Great Driverless Car Race
by Erik Sherman
Technology Review

If that prize isn’t rich enough for you, check out the XPRIZE.