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Prototype Robo Car Crashes in First Driverless Race
One of the two driverless test cars competing in an exhibition race on Saturday crashed into a wall while trying to take a corner too fast on the ePrix course in Argentina.
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One of the two driverless test cars competing in an exhibition race on Saturday crashed into a wall while trying to take a corner too fast on the ePrix course in Argentina.
The new Roborace league has been testing prototype autonomous cars—known as DevBots—for several months, but this was the first time two cars were on the track at the same time in front of an audience. During the exhibition, which was held ahead of the Formula E electric car race in Buenos Aires, the all-electric autonomous cars raced at speeds as high as 115 mph.
Organizers say they will use the crash as a learning experience to better understand and fine-tune the logic and decision-making process of the DevBot’s computer system. They hope to launch a 10-team Roborace league later this year, with the one-hour autonomous vehicle races held on the same courses as the Formula E events.
The Devbots use lidar and other sensors and advanced software algorithms to identify and avoid obstacles as they steer around a road course. The cars also can communicate with each other.
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