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They said they'd do it, and by golly, it's been done -- a specially-
equipped Audi TTS drove the entire 12.42 miles and 156 precarious
turns of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb without a driver at
the wheel. (Google, eat your heart out.) While the vehicle technically
performed the feat about a month ago in September, Audi decided to
wait until this last week to proclaim it to the world, following a
helicopter accident during filming that sent pilot Jim Dirker to the
hospital. Thankfully, he survived to fly another day, and at least
some of the footage pulled through as well; you'll find a brief clip
after the break of the shiny white Quattro autonomously speeding up
that hill.
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