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07/21/2005, 12:50pm, EDT

Thursday, July 21st

Self-driving car is powered by Mac OS X

Apple technology drives a new fully-autonomous vehicle developed for a major U.S. competition, according to Macworld UK. Team Banzai is one of just 40 teams from around North America to have made it through to the semi-finals of the 2005 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge. DARPA is the central research and development organization for the US Department of Defense (DoD). The team developed it's Tiger-controlled Volkswagen Touareg (dubbed "Dora") using Mac OS X technologies running on Power Mac G5s for the entire development and race management for the attempt.


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Makes Sense..
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07/21, 1:35pm, EDT
They were using Windows but it kept crashing...
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07/21, 2:14pm, EDT
Hell, it can be eco-friendly too! No need for gas to move the car, just plug in the G5, have it render a move, and let its fans push it to where you're going (although don't render anything too complex, you don't want any speeding tickets!)
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07/21, 2:55pm, EDT
Good thing it does not run Windows, cause with it's wireless equipment, someone would manage to hack it and install the WinZX_carmageddon.virus into it have it auto activate when in a crowded area with lots of people and obstacles around.

Thank heavens this baby runs on OS X Tiger

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Mac OS X License Revoked!
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10/08, 11:37pm, EDT
Team Bonzai was not up to the task. They did not make it to the finals. Four teams finished the final course, all using WINDOWS computers. One team even used the same kind of car that Team Bonzai used.

Soooo, looks like windows and intel beats mac and powerpc yet again! Maybe we can get Team Bonzai to sell those G5s and try again with Pentium M machines!
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