The organizers of Roborace, a new motorsport initiative for "driverless racing cars," revealed a first look at how the autonomous racing vehicle "might look," according to Darren Moss of AUTOCAR. Roborace events will take place prior to regular Formula E races, and will use the same circuits. The series will feature 10 teams, each fielding two driverless cars. Although the cars will look identical, the teams will compete "using real-time computing algorithms and AI technologies." Roborace CEO Denis Sverdlov has described the new series as "gaming, motorsport, technology and entertainment all rolled into one." The series is designed to "provide a competitive platform for the autonomous driving solutions that are now being developed." The stated mission of the new series is to demonstrate that autonomous driving technology "is already here, and can even work in extreme conditions." Roborace believes there is "a lot of independent talent in the world that might contribute to this initiative." One of the 10 team slots will be taken by a "crowd-sourced and community-funded team," and will take applications from software developers and technology experts worldwide (AUTOCAR, 3/31).
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