Autonomous Car Racing Pushes Self-Driving Tech to the Limit, Aiming to Improve Public Road Safety
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Autonomous car racing pushes self-driving technology to the limits, helping improve safety for driverless cars on public roads.
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Started with miniature self-driving cars at robotics conferences, now scaled up to full-size vehicles racing at 150mph.
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Requires advanced AI to perceive the environment, make decisions, and precisely control maneuvers at high speeds.
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Racing conditions are more extreme than public roads, so mastering them leads to safer autonomous vehicles.
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Competition drives innovation, and open datasets let researchers worldwide collaborate to refine self-driving algorithms.