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Software
A sophisticated sensor array
and other electronics occupy
the area where the driver
normally would sit.
Challenge. That's what we set out to do. We wanted to
get the best and brightest minds from around the world
to advance the state-of-the-art of autonomous technology
and maybe win some hearts and minds along
the way by getting people exposed to this technology.
And we decided to go beyond that.
Pre-race preparations
on an IAC racer.
Tell us about some of the technology behind
these racecars.
The technology is going to be common to what you see
on autonomous vehicles that are being tested around
the world today. We've got a number of different
sensors: lidar, radar, optical. We've got an advanced
computer onboard, essentially a supercomputer. We've
got drive-by-wire systems, GPS systems for localization.
Then we've got wireless-communication technology
for the vehicles to communicate to race control
and to each other through our partnership with Cisco.
All of those technologies are on vehicles or are used
in testing and development of autonomous vehicles
today. The real difference is, we're pushing them to the
absolute limit of their performance by running them at
150 mph (241 km/h), 175 mph (282 km/h).
Any plans to go electric at some point in the future?
Right now, we have our hands full just trying to get the
autonomous systems to operate and to work, and our
goal is extreme high speed. And so it's really important
that we keep going faster, because our objective is to
prove out the hardware and the software at these
extreme speeds so that when human [-occupied] cars
encounter each other on the highway at 100 mph (161
km/h), they can use ADAS systems or autonomous
systems and do so safely.
I believe that at some point, we will have autonomous
vehicles that can safely travel on highways at
150 mph or more. Think about the time that we'd save.
Think about if they can do that and do so more safely,
then we have a much better supply chain. We have a
much better quality of life.
Is this just a technical and engineering exercise,
or are there plans to turn this into a real racing
series someday?
It's more than a technical exercise. That's its main
objective, but it also seeks to be a way to attract talent
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