• Robocar - the first autonomous race car to complete the Goodwood hillcl

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 20 11:36:23 2019
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    Robocar makes history as the first autonomous race car to complete the
    Goodwood hillclimb
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucrh1XTR-bE

    Roborace has completed the first official autonomous hillclimb at
    Goodwood by a race car, with Robocar successfully navigating the
    1.16-mile course using artificial intelligence. This milestone moment
    took place at the 2018 Festival of Speed, the 25th anniversary of the
    storied event.

    "It is an enormous achievement for a race car to complete the very first
    run of the hill using only artificial intelligence,” said Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond and Founder of the Festival of
    Speed. "Roborace has worked incredibly hard in order to pull this off
    and we are excited for the public to see them in action over the
    Festival weekend.”

    Roborace provides the car with an API as a platform for teams who then
    add their AI driver algorithm to the vehicle. Development of the
    automated driving system for the Robocar at Goodwood was led by ARRIVAL,
    the automotive technology company.

    “We are ecstatic that the team have been able to achieve this landmark
    run and we hope that it draws attention to the amazing advances that are
    being made in the automotive industry,” said Rod Chong, Deputy CEO of Roborace, “Robocar is an ambassador for the future technologies we will
    see on our roads and we hope that inspirational stunts like this will
    change public perceptions of autonomous vehicles.”
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    Also:

    My Wild Ride in a Robot Race Car | WIRED

    https://www.wired.com/story/my-wild-ride-in-robot-race-car/

    May 8, 2019 - On a track in Northern California, our writer tags along
    with the scrappy tinkerers of the autonomous-vehicle gold rush, who
    gather to share tech ...
    Images for riding in robotic race car

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