Driverless Race Car Sets a New Autonomous Speed Record (theverge.com)
(Monday March 03, 2025 @10:30PM (BeauHD)
from the no-hands dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/03/2213252/driverless-race-car-sets-a-new-autonomous-speed-record
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/621990/autonomous-speed-record-indy-challenge-maserati
A fully driverless Maserati MC20 Coupe [1]set a new autonomous land speed record , reaching 197.7 mph at the Kennedy Space Center. The Verge reports:
> The Maserati was running self-driving software developed by Politecnico di Milano, Italy's largest scientific and technological university. The team also worked with the Indy Autonomous Challenge, which most recently ran at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during CES 2025. In the shadow of NASA's iconic Space Shuttles, the race car flew down the 2.8-mile runway at record-breaking speeds, surpassing the [2]192.2mph record that was also held by Indy Autonomous Challenge and PoliMOVE, set by an IAC AV-21 race car in April 2022.
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> The Maserati MC20 is a stylish -- and expensive -- choice for the autonomous run. Retailing for at least $239,000, the race car sports a mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that Maserati calls the Nettuno. The engine makes serious power: 621 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque, which is sent through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to the rear wheels.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/621990/autonomous-speed-record-indy-challenge-maserati
[2] https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/indy-autonomous-challenge-polimove-set-land-speed-record-for-autonomous-racecar
> The Maserati was running self-driving software developed by Politecnico di Milano, Italy's largest scientific and technological university. The team also worked with the Indy Autonomous Challenge, which most recently ran at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during CES 2025. In the shadow of NASA's iconic Space Shuttles, the race car flew down the 2.8-mile runway at record-breaking speeds, surpassing the [2]192.2mph record that was also held by Indy Autonomous Challenge and PoliMOVE, set by an IAC AV-21 race car in April 2022.
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> The Maserati MC20 is a stylish -- and expensive -- choice for the autonomous run. Retailing for at least $239,000, the race car sports a mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that Maserati calls the Nettuno. The engine makes serious power: 621 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque, which is sent through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to the rear wheels.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/621990/autonomous-speed-record-indy-challenge-maserati
[2] https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/indy-autonomous-challenge-polimove-set-land-speed-record-for-autonomous-racecar
Not impressed (Score:3)
by tiananmen tank man ( 979067 )
Going fast in a straight line (both manned and unmanned) is not impressive
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by Firethorn ( 177587 )
Going by memory, the last autonomous racecar I remember reading about here didn't even finish a lap before crashing. Thus, actually finishing the race would be a new speed record by default.
"the race car flew down the 2.8-mile runway" (Score:3)
by porkchop_d_clown ( 39923 )
So, it was the only vehicle on the course and only had to travell in a straight line? I mean... what was actually being demonstrated here? That it knew how to shift?
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by GameboyRMH ( 1153867 )
The Maserati MC20 has a dual-clutch transmission with an automatic mode, like most modern supercars, so no.
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by ArchieBunker ( 132337 )
Seems pretty clear by the title "Driverless Race Car Sets a New Autonomous Speed Record"
Luckily it wasn't a Mustang otherwise there would have been casualties.
If your not first your last (Score:2)
Shake and bake.
Re: If your not first your last (Score:1)
*you're
JFC
Re: If your not first your last (Score:2)
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Re: If your not first your last (Score:2)
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Why does IOS ignore the standards of plain text and just use a goddam apostrophe?