Stanford Team First In Grand Challenge

STANFORD HAS WON the 132-mile, $2 million 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge autonomous vehicle robot race -- unofficially. The Stanford Racing Team's "Stanley," a modified Volkswagen Touareg R5, finished with a time of six hours and 53 minutes. There was confusion in the blogging community and in the mainstream media about which car won because the web site showing results didn't stop the timers when entries finished. Though it was clear by early afternoon that Stanley was the only possible winner, organizers didn't immediately announce results because one car hadn't completed the course. Here comes the VIDEO!