For one thing, autonomous racing is not out to replace your favorite race-car drivers.
The IAC showcases head-to-head autonomous racing and the future of autonomous mobility.
The Indy Autonomous Challenge, a collaborative effort between public-private partnerships and academic institutions now in its third year, showcases head-to-head autonomous racing and the future of autonomous mobility while helping to make both race-car drivers and commuters on the interstate safer.That controlled spin the German squad twice pulled off—consider, the teams, mostly made up of Ph.D. students, have no physical contact with their cars during a race—still has folks talking.
"The biggest misconception is that we have some objective to replace human race-car drivers or even compete head to head with them," Mitchell said."It's not even something we would aspire to see happen. Our primary focus with motorsports is that would allow for additional safety features to keep human race-car drivers safer and compete at even higher speeds.
Vinh Tran of Continental stands behind the tech transfer and safety initiatives boosted by the Indy Autonomous Challenge.While these autonomous cars are not EVs—their internal-combustion engine does get some help from a lithium-ion battery—Vinh Tran, vice president, head of Market Americas at Business Area Autonomous Mobility with Continental, says there are similarities in the need to get people used to the idea of both.
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