Cybernet's robot isn't likely to dominate the race, which will take place in a reconstructed city on a military base in Victorville, Calif.

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Donna Martin, a 52 year-old city clerk in Victorville, Calif.

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Thursday on Interstate 15 outside the city of Victorville after a 15-mile chase that exceeded speeds of 80 mph, California Highway Patrol Officer Don Spiker said.

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Kris Reilly, city editor of The Daily Press in Victorville, arrived at the scene with a photographer to see a man in dark clothing on a hospital gurney.

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On Saturday, when Carnegie Mellon's robotic Chevy Tahoe, known as "Boss, " rolled across the finish line of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge in Victorville, Calif.

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The driver got out of the vehicle but didn't follow police commands to turn around and put his hands in the air, said Simpson, who lives in an apartment near the interstate in Victorville.

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Still, the trip from there to Vegas would only take three to four hours including the 1.5 hour drive to Victorville, but that still doesn't sound nearly as nice as "well under two hours" for the maglev.

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