Roborace is a class of unmanned car racing that plans to conduct races within the framework of the stages of Formula E ( FIA Formula E Championship ). The goal of the new class is to demonstrate the capabilities of artificial intelligence and robotics in high-tech sports.
| Roborace | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Category | Unmanned racing |
| Country or region | International |
| Debut | 2015 |
| Teams | ten |
| Official site | Roborace.com |
Content
Overview
The idea of creating a new class of auto racing appeared in 2015 on the wave of the success of Formula E. The championship organizers joined forces with the British venture capital company Kinetik , headed by Denis Sverdlov [1] . The series is also supported by the company ARRIVAL , which develops electric vehicles for commercial use [2] .
The first season was planned to be held in the framework of the Formula E Championship 2016-2017 . Later, the start of the series was postponed to a later time. As part of the 2017 ePrix Buenos Aires, Roborace test runs were held. The start of the first real race is expected in December 2017, during Hong Kong's ePrix [3] .
In 10 stages of the championship, taking place on the same street routes, at least 9 teams will take part, one of which will be created with the help of crowdsourcing [1] . All teams will receive two identical machines, but will use their own computational algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies. Races lasting one hour will take place at the stages of Formula E.
Commands
The list of teams will be updated as applications are submitted.
Regulations
The regulation is in development and will be published after the approval of the International Federation of Motor Sports ( FIA . FIA ).
Series
It is planned that the championship will consist of 10 stages, passing along the routes, which are temporary city tracks, constructed in accordance with the requirements of the FIA , directly for the competition. Race format: 1 hour.
The scoring system repeats adopted in Formula 1 : points are received by cars that finished in the top ten according to the scheme 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.
First Season Calendar
For each of the Roborace races, the tracks are additionally equipped with special markings and electronic beacons.
| Race | City | date |
|---|---|---|
| China | Beijing | |
| Malaysia | Putrajaya | |
| Uruguay | Punta del Este | |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | |
| USA | Long beach | |
| France | Paris | |
| Germany | Berlin | |
| Russia | Moscow | |
| Great Britain | London |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Formula E & Kinetik announce driverless support series
- ↑ Kinetik bets on electric trucks with UK investment
- ↑ ROBORACE: "The target is really for December" - e-racing.net (eng.) , E-racing.net (August 15, 2017). The appeal date is September 13, 2017.
Links
- Formula E & Kinetik announce driverless support series
- Roborace designs ready soon
- Formula E announces 300kph 'RoboRace' championship
- RoboRace: The World's First Car Race
- A series of support for Formula E will be the race of robots
- Formula E: The first design of an unmanned vehicle can be introduced in February.