TORC Technologies, LLC, (TORC), a research and development company focusing on unmanned vehicle systems for industrial and military clients, announced that the TORC and Virginia Tech team has been awarded a 1-year $1M contract from the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop and demonstrate an autonomous ground vehicle system to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge. The DARPA Urban Challenge (DUC) is an autonomous race through an urban environment. Teams will compete for $3.5M in prize money on November 3, 2007 at an undisclosed location.
