The 2005 DARPA grand challenge was "follow these dirt roads through a desert" where they wanted the vehicles to follow a specific set of dirt roads.
The self-driving car problem can be divided into several chunks, and the 2005 Grand Challenge intentionally tested some of those chunks and ignored others - a divide-and-conquer approach to problem-solving any developer will be familiar with.
The subsequent 2007 urban challenge added extra chunks, like other moving vehicles, high-level route planning and replanning around blocked roads, manoeuvres like parking and three-point turns, and suchlike.
The self-driving car problem can be divided into several chunks, and the 2005 Grand Challenge intentionally tested some of those chunks and ignored others - a divide-and-conquer approach to problem-solving any developer will be familiar with.
The subsequent 2007 urban challenge added extra chunks, like other moving vehicles, high-level route planning and replanning around blocked roads, manoeuvres like parking and three-point turns, and suchlike.
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