The Indy Autonomous Challenge, the first head-to-head, high-speed autonomous race taking place at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will feature an advanced, uniquely designed racecar developed specifically for the high speed and driverless conditions of the challenge.
Led by Energy Systems Network in partnership with the world-renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), set to take place in October 2021, is a first-of-its-kind head-to-head, high-speed autonomous vehicle race.
The challenge, which exhibited at CES® 2021, aims to encourage students around the world to “imagine, invent and prove a new generation of automated vehicle software and inspire the next generation of STEM talent,” the challenge organizers said.
All challenge teams must use the official racecar to design their vehicles and software. The Dallara IL-15 designed for the IAC has been retrofitted with hardware and controls to enable automation.
Technical focus areas and considerations that each team must consider, working with the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, will in fact help overcome prominent barriers in autonomous vehicles and pave the way for next-generation self-driving cars.
Explore a few of the challenges and focus areas that go into building a racecar ready for the world’s first autonomous, high-speed race.
