Ian's driving out to the desert this weekend to try to get front row seats to the DARPA Grand Challenge autonomous robot race. (spectator information)
Undeterred by the fact that this should be a fairly boring spectator event, Ian plans to drive 12 hours into the desert tomorrow to watch the driverless, completely autonomus vehicles navigate a 250 mile course through the desert. Ian will be making this 12 hour desert drive in a truck that lacks both a functional 3rd gear and a radio.
This is why we love Ian. He is able to take on this weekend trip without considering all the possible and likely outcomes of his driving 24 hours in a near-dead pick-up truck he borrowed from his boss. All to go watch a bunch of cars drive off into the desert. That said, he would like companions, and although I've declined his offer, I'll publicly offer a ride with him to the DARPA challenge from the bay area to anybody here...
Posted by Ethan at March 11, 2004 02:36 PMWill someone please remind him of that whole cactus-milk thing, because I somehow feel he may need to remember that information.
Posted by: Kones on March 12, 2004 05:23 AM