By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP Science Writer
BARSTOW, Calif. – Looks like we won’t be seeing any robot driver’s licenses issued anytime soon. All 15 self-navigating vehicles in a 150-mile race across the Mojave Desert were knocked out within a few miles of the starting gate Saturday, victims of technical glitches, barbed-wire fences and rugged terrain.
None could claim the $1 million prize offered by a military agency seeking to develop autonomous vehicles that could be used in combat.
This boils down to 5 words: “We are not yet ready.”