Autonomous Promise Despite race-ending mishap, TerraMax impresses Urban Challenge observers

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The third robot to go astray in the finals of a Pentagon-sponsored autonomous vehicle race currently holds the most promise for U.S. military use, according to Defense Department and industry officials.rnThe 13-ton TerraMax vehicle, built by Oshkosh Truck Corp. of Oshkosh, Wis., was a crowd favorite during the 60-miie Urban Challenge, a competition sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and held Oct. 26-Nov. 3 at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif.