From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,cd9e5d2534af13d4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-13 04:31:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!207.217.77.102!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Great opportunity for Ada application Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:31:07 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: <3E4A7FDB.3C96D63A@raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.a0.7b X-Server-Date: 13 Feb 2003 12:31:49 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:34047 Date: 2003-02-13T12:31:49+00:00 List-Id: Small companies don't generally have the resources to dedicate to something like this. It would take some non-trivial dedication of personnel and capital equipment just in order to play the game and those folks aren't going to be generating revenue. A company like GM could possibly throw a few million at some engineers and let them play games with the hope of possibly developing some useful new technology & getting a little good press, but "Bob's Control Computers" would have a hard time going that route. Are there any larger-scale automotive companies using Ada? MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds." -- H. Simpson ====================================================================== Jerry Petrey @raytheon.com> <"jdpetrey wrote in message news:3E4A7FDB.3C96D63A@raytheon.com... > DARPA is sponsoring a competition with a one million dollar prize for an > autonomous vehicle to transverse a course between L.A. and Las Vegas in 2004. > This would be a great opportunity for an Ada controlled entry. > See http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/ for details. > Perhaps there is some small company around that would like to undertake this > challenge and make a name for themselves and show what Ada can do. >