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Well, the Cardinal bested the team from Carnegie Mellon with their tricked-out autonomous Volkswagen nicknamed Stanley on Saturday in the DARPA Grand Challenge. The stock Tuoareg was modded with all sorts of high-tech guidance and obstacle avoidance technologies, and averaged around 19mph as it crossed over 130 miles of terrain varying from dry lakebed to tunnels and a rocky pass. Carnegie-Mellon's Red Team and their two modified Hummers came in a close second and third. CalTech's Alice team, though, veered off course towards some spectators at the 8.3 mile mark and was shut down. more ›