In September, the car successfully navigated the 12.42 mile, 156-turn Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, without a driver on board.

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In fact, the car apparently already holds the "unofficial" speed record for an automous car at 130 miles per hour and, in the long term, Stanford hopes that it'll be able to complete the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which stretches some twenty kilometers and includes no less than 156 turns.

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