If you weren't depressed enough here's DARPA's Urban Challenge Video's

[Joanne98]

They are having a contest today. To see who developed the best police state vehicles.

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1280

The first DARPA Urban Challenge qualification videos are in, and the competition is intense. As you recall, 11 teams will compete in the Urban Challenge Final Event on Saturday, November 3 at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Ca.

Here's the Urban Challenge overview:


The teams will attempt to complete a complex 60-mile urban course with live traffic in less than six hours. The finalists will operate on the course roads with approximately 50 human-driven traffic vehicles. Speed is not the only factor in determining the winners, as vehicles must also meet the same standards required to pass the California DMV road test.
Take a look at Talos, the vehicle entry for MIT, negotiating Area C, which involved intersection precedence (robots should wait their turn, just like everyone else) and vehicle reaction to roadblocks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgDPMlH-znk