H1ghlander
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H1ghlander is an autonomous vehicle. Created by Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team, it is a heavily modified 1999 HUMMER H1. It competed in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.
The sensors used by H1ghlander include LIDAR laser-ranging units, one steerable LIDAR (in the globe on top), GPS and an inertial navigation system.
H1ghlander competed in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge on October 8th, qualifying in the pole position and finished in 7 hours and 14 minutes, placing 3rd out of the five vehicles to complete the 132 mile course. It was preceded, in Second place, by Sandstorm, its sister vehicle.
[edit] Cultural references
A Hummer in the upcoming movie Deja Vu was modeled after H1ghlander.
