And the event's largest competitor, an 11-foot-tall, 12-ton robotic truck built by Oshkosh Trucks, called "Terramax, " was pulled from the race after it screeched to ahalt just inches from plowing into aconcrete pillar.
They had to keep a taxi under control while cruising across concrete flooded with water, and bring a taxi to a screeching halt after reaching speeds above 100 kilometers an hour, or about 60 miles per hour.