DARPA has released the proposed
rules (PDF format) for the DARPA Grand Challenge
2005. This time around teams will be required to submit a video
demonstration of their robot. Perhaps this will cut down on teams that
show up at the final event with a DOA robot. No indication if they will
reduce the excessive number of way points used in the first event. For
more, see the DARPA discussion
forum or the Slashdot
discussion on the new rules.