The MDV Volkswagen Toureg robotic car in a car showroom. Internet via Flickr. John Gale. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/smadness/2614804978/in/set-72157605838200775/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

MDV VW Passat zooms on its way to the finish line. Internet via Flickr. Ken Conely. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/1862730920/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The original Stanford Cart. Internet via CMU. Carnegie Mellon University. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/project.archive/Image.Archive/Stanford.AI.Lab.1970s/sail.les/cart.1961.jpg. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

Ernst Dickmanns’ famous Mercedes S-Class. Internet via idsia.ch. Juergen Schmidhube. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.idsia.ch/~juergen/dickmannscar180a.jpg. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

An electric car recharging its batteries. Internet via Flickr. Frank Hebbert. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-r-a-n-k/359123912/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

Little Ben form University of Pennsylvania cruises through the course. Internet via Flickr. Ken Conely. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101700372@N01/1954194142/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

A status board lights up to show every car’s distance. Internet via Flickr. John Gale. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/98594684@N00/50993780/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

A mechanic fixes a robotic ATV in the shop. Internet via Flickr. Reinhold Behringer. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48587703@N00/1072252910/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The Boss speeds by on the street. Internet via Flickr. Ken Conely. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101700372@N01/1861556079/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The robotic hummer tackles the desert course. Internet via Flickr. John Gale. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/smadness/50993766/in/set-1069533/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The MIT robot car waits in the garage ready to go. Internet via Flickr. J-Fi. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/12769489@N00/3365356245/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The “sting” Porsche hits a hard left and navigates the course. Internet via Flickr. J-Fi. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67526139@N00/1616296405/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The MDV team win the DAPRA Challenge. Internet via Flickr. Tom P. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomspixels/53162281/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

A camera man films the Robotic cars in action. Internet via Flickr. Tom P. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34419549@N00/53170087/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

This woman is taking pictures of the competition. Internet via Flickr. Tom P. Obtained 10/29/09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomspixels/53169957/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution

The Nevada State Ford truck is on its trailer ready to be unloaded. Tom P. Obtained 10/29/09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomspixels/53258791/in/set-1164070/. Licensed under the Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution