MIT

IRVINE, Calif., Oct 22. 2007 - Land Rover has joined forces with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by donating a Land Rover LR3 that has been built to be fully autonomous so it can take part in the forthcoming 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.

MIT's Fully Autonomous Land Rover LR3 for 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge

MIT has completely modified the Land Rover LR3, a vehicle already packed with technology, so that without human driver assistance or remote control, the vehicle is able to drive itself and perform simple tasks such as avoiding obstacles and merging into moving traffic.