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We went with Uncle Richard and Aunt Christie to see Virginia Tech and TORC's entry into the DARPA Urban Challenge as they were practicing. This car can drive itself. We watched it pull out, drive around a couple of roads, miss obstacles that were thrown at it, negotiate intersections with other cars and park itself. It was impressive. This team came in a close 3rd place in the actual competition, pretty impressive given the number of entries and the complexity of the task given them. There is also another picture of Owen in his walker.