As part of an Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), which was aligned with CES, it apparently set a new speed world record for a racetrack, highlights the science and techology focused university. The maximum speed reached was 180 mph (290Km/h).
This record was set at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Italian team wining for the second year in a row.
“We were so proud and excited to be back in Las Vegas for the Autonomous Challenge @ CES,” said Professor Sergio Savaresi, of Politecnico di Milano.
“Today was a major step forward in speed, the complexity of the race, and overcoming challenging head-to-head situations. We are glad for this success, for the contribution of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, and for all the teams in advancing the technology of A.I. drivers.”
Credit, too, to TUM Autonomous Motorsport from Technische Universität München, which took second place in the final (from an original field of nine teams from 17 universities spanning six countries).
Rounds
How did the competition work? The IAC involved an elimination tournament, with multiple rounds of head-to-head passing matches on the oval track, culminating in a championship round.
The autonomous cars, all modified Dallara AV-21s, took turns playing the role of Leader (Defender) and Passer/Follower (Attacker) in front of a crowd of CES attendees. Passes were attempted at ever-increasing speeds until one or both cars were unable to complete a pass.
PoliMOVE line
And it’s not the first time a PoliMOVE car has broken a world speed record for an autonomous-car. Back in April 2022, on the straight of the Space Shuttle landing strip at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, its vehicle car broke the record for a fully autonomous-car on a straight line. Poly wins for PoliMOVE!
PoliMOVE is part of the Politecnico research group mOve, led by Professor Savaresi.
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