The first of 15 driverless robots begins trundling across the Mojave Desert on Saturday, March 13, 2004, in an unprecedented race for $1 million in government-funded prize money. First out of the gate is Carnegie Mellon University's "Sandstorm," a converted Humvee, which took off at a fast clip only to break down about 45 minutes into the race.
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