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Indy Autonomous Challenge Unveils Next Gen Autonomous Vehicle Platform IAC AV-24

Las Vegas, NV, January 8, 2024 – The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), the global innovator in high-speed autonomy, today announced at CES®2024 the launch of its Next Gen Autonomous Vehicle Platform, the IAC AV-24. This cutting-edge platform represents a significant leap forward in autonomous hardware and software technology, propelling the performance of the world's fastest autonomous racecars to new heights. The IAC AV-24 platform and related simulation tools will accelerate the development of AI Drivers capable of operating vehicles safely at speeds greater than 190 mph. Read More

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TUM Autonomous Motorsports Wins Third Annual Autonomous Challenge @ CES (January 12, 2024)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Unveils Next Gen Autonomous Vehicle Platform IAC AV-24 (January 8, 2024)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Returns to CES 2024 as a Featured Exhibitor Racing Under the Lights With Next Gen Autonomous Racecars (November 8, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Exhibiting at Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of Future Lab; Training AI Drivers for Future Hillclimb (July 11, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Sets Autonomous Speed Records at Monza “Temple of Speed” (June 20, 2023)

Self-driving single-seaters will compete during the MIMO at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the European premiere of the Indy Autonomous Challenge (June 15, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Announces Premier Sponsors Ahead of Exhibition and Time Trial Runs at the Monza F1 Circuit (June 13, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge to Relaunch Autonomous Challenge SIM Races with the Autoware Foundation and Autonoma (June 5, 2023)

PoliMOVE Wins the Autonomous Challenge @ CES 2023, Setting a New Autonomous Speed World Record for a Racetrack (Jan 8, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Announces Partnership with the Milan Monza Motor Show to Advance IAC Autonomous Racecars to Road Course Competition (Jan 4, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Announces Premier Sponsors Ahead of CES 2023 Head-to-Head Autonomous Racing Competition (Jan 2, 2023)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Returns to CES 2023 Pushing the Boundaries of Head-to-Head Autonomous Racing (Dec 15, 2022)

PoliMOVE Wins Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at Texas Motor Speedway Under Adverse Weather Conditions (Nov 16, 2022)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Announces Cisco STEM Zone at Texas Motor Speedway (Oct 20, 2022)

Indy Autonomous Challenge Returns to Racing With Next Historic Competition Announced for Texas Motor Speedway in November (Sept 29, 2022)

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NI News - NI and the IAC Collaborate to Accelerate Autonomous Technology

Marelli News - Marelli and Indy Autonomous Challenge Announce Technological Partnership on Connectivity Solutions for Autonomous Racecars

Business Wire - NI Becomes Exclusive Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Technology Sponsor of the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Robotics 24/7 - Indy Autonomous Challenge to Relaunch Simulated Races With Autoware Foundation, Autonoma, TIER IV

CNET - AI Takes the Wheel at the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Business Wire - IAC's Autonomous Racecars Run with dSPACE's Central Computers

PR Newswire - VectorNav Technologies Provides GNSS/INS with RTK for Indy Autonomous Challenge

National Defense - Army Looks to Auto Racing for Ground Vehicle Edge

After Market News - The Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at Texas Motor Speedway will run on Nov. 11 and mark the IAC’s return to racing.

Inside Business - Indy Autonomous Challenge to race in Texas

Daily Mail - Robo-car breaks the world speed record! Fully autonomous PoliMOVE vehicle reaches an incredible 192.2mph on the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

BBC Click - Checking out the latest and greatest innovations coming out of CES 2022, including the self-driving cars taking part in the Indy Autonomous Challenge

CNN -This self-driving racecar goes 173 mph with no human driver inside

The Robot Report - Polimove wins Autonomous Challenge @CES race

Die Welt (Germany) - Erstes autonomes Autorennen: Wie Formel 1, nur ohne Fahrer

Il Sole 24 (Italy) - Auto da corsa a guida autonoma, Politecnico di Milano da primato

KTLA (Ch5-LA) - At this autonomous race car competition, these speed cars are programmed to drive themselves

Mashable - Watch high-speed autonomous race cars go head-to-head on the track

TechCrunch - The best future car tech at CES 2022

UK Daily Mail (AFP) - Eat my dust humans.Self driving racing cars hit 173 mph during first-ever autonomous race at the CES in Las Vegas

Yahoo! Autos - How Indy Autonomous Racing Got Real at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

STARTUPS Magazine - Racing Technology To Drive the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Autoweek - How Indy Autonomous Racing Got Real at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

2 Oceans Vibe - There’s Nobody Behind The Wheel Of These 270km/h Race Cars [Video]

Texas News Today - Self-driving F1 car reached 115mph during the first ever autonomous race in Las Vegas

The Detroit Bureau - making history: a racing competition with no drivers

WTOP News - Indy Autonomous Challenge race at CES pushes limits of autonomous vehicles

Inside INdiana Business - Winner Crowned at Autonomous Challenge in Vegas

Robotics 24/7 - Indy Autonomous Challenge at CES 2022 Revs Up for Head-to-Head Race

Las Vegas Review Journal - Formula One race cars make autonomous runs at Motor Speedway

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Autonomous Challenge @ CES 2023 - Recap

Recap of the Autonomous Challenge @ CES 2023.

Indy Autonomous Challenge Will Return to CES 2023

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced that after making history at CES 2022 with the world’s first-ever, head-to-head autonomous racecar competition, the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) will return to CES 2023.

Credit: Consumer Technology Association

Indy Autonomous Challenge Racecar and Team PoliMOVE Set New Land Speed Record for Autonomous Racecar

The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) racecar, a Dallara AV-21 programmed by team PoliMOVE from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the University of Alabama (USA), set a new land speed world record of 192.2 MPH / 309.3 KPH at the historic Kennedy Space Center.

TUM Autonomous Motorsport Journey In The Indy Autonomous Challenge

A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed software which lets race cars compete in motor sports without a driver. The TUM Autonomous Motorsport Team was able to take 1st and 2nd place at the Autonomous Challenges in Indianapolis and most recently at the CES in Las Vegas.

BBC Click coverage of the Autonomous Challenge @ CES

Click continues checking out the latest and greatest innovations coming out of CES 2022, including the self-driving cars taking part in the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a vehicle that can change colours, a car that you can livestream from, and a deep dive into the Omega Mart, where not everything is what it seems...

TUM Autonomous Motorsport Amazing Controlled Spin at Autonomous Challenge @ CES

The final pass of the competition and the amazing controlled spin by TUM Autonomous Motorsport!

PoliMOVE Wins Autonomous Challenge @ CES And $150k Check

Congratulations to the Indy Autonomous Challenge team PoliMOVE for winning the Autonomous Challenge @ CES, the first head-to-head autonomous passing competition at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and winning $150k. A historic day.

The Most Advanced Autonomous Racecar Runs In The Dark - Dallara AV-21

No headlights, no track lights, no driver. The Indy Autonomous Challenge Dallara AV-21 is run on algorithms. The software makes all the decisions. Watch the IAC team TUM show how the most advanced autonomous racecar runs, in the dark.

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/stream

The Technology Behind The Most Advanced Autonomous Racecar - Dallara AV-21

Edge computing, lidars, radars, cameras, drive-by-wire and more. It takes a lot of technology to run the most advanced autonomous racecar, the Dallara AV-21. The Indy Autonomous Challenge teams are the best in the world, see how they do it.

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/stream

Autonomous Challenge @ CES - Live Stream on January 7, 2022

Indy Autonomous Challenge university teams set world records in October at IMS, pushing the technology behind autonomous vehicles to the absolute edge. On Jan. 7 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Autonomous Challenge @ CES, they take it to the next level in the first head-to-head passing competition between self-driving racecars.

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/stream

Autonomous Challenge @ CES - See what it takes!

The Indy Autonomous Challenge made history in Oct. and prepares to do it again the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 7 with the Autonomous Challenge @ CES. IAC university teams developed the software that runs the Most Advanced Autonomous Racecar, the Dallara AV-21. See what it takes.

World's Fastest Autonomous Racecar - PoliMOVE Speed Record

Setting world records is what our IAC teams do in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. Team PoliMOVE now holds the title of “World’s Fastest Autonomous Racecar” at 175.96 mph. See the historic run here and see the team compete on Jan. 7 in the Autonomous Challenge @ CES on the IAC website livestream: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com

The Autonomous Challenge @ CES Is Coming To Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Jan 7, 2022

The IAC teams made history on October 23 at IMS and now they prepare for another history making competition at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Autonomous Challenge @ CES on January 7, 2022.

TUM Autonomous Motorsport kissing the famous Yard of Bricks At The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

TUM Autonomous Motorsport kissing the famous Yard of Bricks At The Indianapolis Motor Speedway after winning the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco

Boston Dynamics Spot Waving The Green Flag at The Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco

We were thrilled for Spot to serve as the official flag waver at the

IAC at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!

EuroRacing sets record for fastest lap of an autonomous racecar on an oval

Watch the EuroRacing team as they set record for fastest lap of an autonomous racecar on an oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Cisco announces Presenting Sponsorship of the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Cisco announced its premier sponsorship of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, the first autonomous racecar competition at the world-renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IAC Dallara AV-21 Racecar Making Its First Fully Autonomous Laps

Indy Autonomous Challenge Dallara AV-21 racecar making its first fully autonomous laps. One more milestone for the Challenge.

The Most Advanced Autonomous Car Ever Built - The Official IAC Racecar at CES 2021

Meet The Most Advanced Autonomous Car Ever Built: A Dallara-designed, first of its kind, fully autonomous racecar built for competition.

Ansys IAC Simulation Race

Indy Autonomous Challenge Completes Major Milestone