The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers.
Imagine that scene, but without the driver the car alone, guided by the invisible hand ofartificial intelligence.
Can the rush of racing unfold without a driver steering the course?
It turns out that it can.
Motorsport racing was organised toshowcase the technological performanceand safety of these horseless carriages.
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Autonomous race cars pass, or ‘overtake,’ others on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway track.
TUM Autonomous Motorsport from the Technical University of Munichwon the event.
In 2015, my colleagues and I engineered a 1/10 scale autonomous race car.
The F1tenth platform is now used by over 70 institutions worldwide to construct their miniaturised autonomous racers.
F1tenth has also emerged as an engaging and accessible gateway for students to delve into robotics research.
The gritty reality ofracing these advanced machines on real racetrackspushes the boundaries of what autonomous vehicles can do.
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