Roborace has just presented its completed
self-driving race car at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The Robocar tips the scales at 975 kg and is
powered by four 300 kW electric motors, allowing each racer to reach a top
speed of 320 km/h.
Enabling the Robocar to pilot itself is a suite of
hardware that includes 5 LIDAR sensors, 2 radars, 18 ultrasonic sensors, 2
optical speed sensors and no less than 6 cameras. All of this technology is
powered by the Nvidia Drive PX2.
Roborace initially planned to launch the autonomous
racing series during this year’s Formula E season and did bring two prototypes
to last month’s event in Buenos Aires. The company now says that it
will just pit two Robocars against each other at a Formula E race in July
before eventually rolling out 20 examples to 10 different teams.
