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When will we get autonomous motorsports?

Slacker

Slacker

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It seems like it should already be in concept phase, motorsports have always been a proving ground for consumer tech "trickle down" type implementation of major advancements in performance, efficiency and safety.
For autonomous driving, the advancements that racing would provide seem huge.

NASCAR to start, then f1 and eventually rally/rally cross.

I might actually start watching again.
 
I'm sure it will happen, essentially racing will become an algorithm and hardware optimization competition. People won't be able to compete as drivers anymore.
 
The point would be the very same as current racing, to push the machine and "driver" to their limits and advance from there.

If you think there wouldn't be excitement, competition between teams and crashes (without risk to a human driver) my opinion is that you are wrong.
 
Why? You want to watch robot cars drive around?

We're already playing fast and loose with the term "sport" as it is, let alone if there's zero human element
 
Meghan54 said:
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The point remains same it is today: the goal of the competition will still be to have a winner, the team with the best combination of driving algorithms, AI, and optimized hardware will win the race. There should also be sponsors using the competition publicity.

The process will be quite different though, and a human driver just won't be needed. But IMHO will be more interesting to analyze.
 
Maybe if we had a human sitting in the cockpit watching Harry Potter movies during the "race" that would make it more exciting?
 
Yakk said:
The point remains same it is today: the goal of the competition will still be to have a winner, the team with the best combination of driving algorithms, AI, and optimized hardware will win the race. There should also be sponsors using the competition publicity.

The process will be quite different though, and a human driver just won't be needed. But IMHO will be more interesting to analyze.
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Sounds about as exciting as overclocking your computer.

Not many people would want to be a spectator at that sport.
 
Sounds more like enhanced slot cars....interesting and maybe fun for a few minutes, but dreadfully boring for the long term.
 
Would be a much different target audience that's for sure...

but I could see more than a few engineers salivating at this type of competition.

Already so much in a race is precalculate it's really not much of a stretch.
 
Slacker said:
It seems like it should already be in concept phase, motorsports have always been a proving ground for consumer tech "trickle down" type implementation of major advancements in performance, efficiency and safety.
For autonomous driving, the advancements that racing would provide seem huge.

NASCAR to start, then f1 and eventually rally/rally cross.

I might actually start watching again.
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Stanford & audi had a r&d collab on this a while back, and IIRC they were able to get lap times around high-amateur, maybe low-pro.

This seems one of those challenges that machines will eventually win, at least on a racetrack.
 
I googled after the fact and found that things got started around 10 months ago, there is an all class no rules racing league out there with the intent of getting the ball rolling.
 
Take the risk and people out of the equation.
Probably could take the track out of the equation.

Just have engineering teams publish specs and then they can run a computer simulation to compare those specs.
Maybe have an american idol call in system for people to vote on best looking design
All the racetracks could then be turned into golf courses and wholesale stores.
 
Why not just play a video game then? Why add the cost of actual cars and an actual track with maintenance and repair costs?
 
Aren't there already similar college level events e.g. robotic competitions? How much skill level is needed for monster truck jams?
 
Simulations are one thing, real world application is another.

Really surprised at the reaction of a tech forums car guys dismissing ai cars racing, not polite "pardon me" robot etiquette laps in formation, no holds barred balls to the wall tire screeching full contact racing to win, sounds pretty freaking awesome to me.
 
autonomous <> remote control.

Chances are minuscule, but I can at least see a path for RC to happen. You still have drivers so you can still have drama. Battlebots.

But autonomous? What would be the point? Welcome to the Roomba 500 here at Bristol Motor Speedway. At best I can see a tech company sponsoring an annual competition for college engineering teams. But a traditional sport supported by fans...nope.

Edit: Ok, wait. Thinking about Roomba and reread the first post. There is one place it could happen and it could actually improve the event.

DEMOLITION DERBY!

No humans means increased speed and bigger wrecks; just what we want.
 
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