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Out of the data center and into the desert
The sun blazes on the reddish-pink sands of the Mojave in California. The dry air, searing heat, and rugged landscape will soon set the stage for a punishing race, the first of its kind. Off-road vehicles will thunder across the Mojave’s vast dunes, climb over jumbled rocks, speed along dry lake beds, and rumble through desert washes on a unique test of robotic and computing prowess.

Sandstorm's driver is a computer equipped with four Intel® Itanium® 2 “Bandera” processors.

On March 13 the modified Hummers, Jeeps, and other vehicles will have 10 hours to cover the harsh terrain on the 210-mile route from Barstow, Calif., to Las Vegas, Nev.

But there’s a catch. These off-road rigs will have no drivers inside. No mechanics. No human navigators. Many of them will, however, be stuffed with high-end Intel® processors. One vehicle will have a bevy of them.

Chip of the desert
“Sandstorm,” Carnegie Mellon University’s entry in the race, is the Intel-sponsored vehicle. A modified military surplus High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Sandstorm is arguably the most advanced ground vehicle ever built.
Out of the data center and into the desert