Roborace


You know what was missing from the boring world of motorsport? A racings series/concept which eliminates some, but very important is the human elements.

Yes, Roborace toyed with the idea of an autonomous race-car and came out with this stunning looking machine. The automobile wants to pioneer a driverless racing, set to launch next year as a “show” part of the Formula E competition.


But how will this exactly work? Well, on their official page, Roborace states something like “driverless teams competing in a battle of algorithms”, “bringing together technology gaming and motorsport and “fusing AI with automotive engineering in extreme conditions”; an interesting concept, nonetheless, if the said teams would have to come up with complex calculations in order to preset the vehicle’s, trajectory over a course or track, or just “teach it” the best calculated line.


It all sound dreary from a petrolhead’s point of view, but as a technological piece, the concept itself is astonishing.  The Roborace was designed by Daniel Simon – you may know him as “the guy” responsible for the vehicles in the movie Tron, Oblivion, Prometheus and Captain America. The man was also responsible for a few liveries seen on some Formula 1 cars and worked for Audi, Bentley and Bugatti.