Autonomous Vehicle Competition

by Emcee Grady
April 14, 2009

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Update: We're now streaming live video on Ustream, and you can find regular updates and photos on Twitter.

Update #2: Scores as of 12:35pm...

The Autonomous Vehicle Competition is nearly upon us! By this time tomorrow, robotic vehicles will be cruising around the SparkFun premises with impunity, wreaking havoc on all those who stand in their way. The SparkFun office has been buzzing all week and we are getting really excited for the competition!

Just as a reminder, heats start promptly at 10 AM, and will continue until 3 PM, with the awards ceremony at 4 PM. We will also be running SparkFun office tours all day. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come by and watch the races, see the offices, and just geek out for a day!

Check out this video of the course preview. Music courtesy of SparkFun's own Testing Guru/Rock Legend, Pete Lewis.

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And here it is, the official SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition event poster! You may have seen one of these hanging around the streets of Boulder.

The competition is shaping up to be a lot of fun and the weather forecast calls for some perfect spring weather - no snow (but remember, this is Colorado, so keep your fingers crossed). Hope to see you out there for what should be an awesome day!