An Autonomous Race Series? Here's What The Future Could Look Like
ROBO RACE IS THE first attempt at using autonomous technology in motorsport. As a lifelong fan of the sport and someone who studies the dynamics of the personal interactions of our sport on and off track between drivers, management, promoters and fans, I should really be writing about how this is going to kill our sport. Nope.
In fact, I proposed to the ACO (Automobile Club de l’Ouest) a few years ago that it should set a challenge that someone bring an autonomous car to Le Mans for the Garage 56 slot (for innovative vehicles) in 2020.
Today motorsport is struggling to find its place in society. Entertainment or engineering? Waste of resources or test bed for lower emissions? The debate rages on. Whilst it does, the world changes. Five years ago Elon Musk was a chancer, EVs were laughed at and Trump was just a reality TV star… Now everyone is stealing Musk’s people and ideas, the entire VW Group is all about EVs, and President Trump is a reality.
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