INDY AUTONOMOUS CHALLENGE TEAMS

TII UNIMORE Racing

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)

When autonomous racing first burst on to the motorsport circuit with Roborace’s Devbot, the world’s first self-driving car in 2016, no one imagined it would soon become a serious contender for the Grand Prix crown. Fast track to 2021, and the sport is now so popular that autonomous racing challenges abound worldwide.

The Indy Autonomous Challenge, a US$1.5 million university prize competition to win the world’s first head-to-head, high-speed autonomous race at the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway has become a must-attend event for motorsport fanatics. After all, what better way to get the adrenaline pumping than through joining a blistering, high-stakes challenge where you match your skills and wits with cutting-edge streamlined automotive design and software to beat back rival teams?

The Indy Autonomous Challenge is the perfect environment for combining years of fundamental and road-relevant research and leveraging sophisticated robotics technology to promote autonomous driving to the general public.

For Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), this was an irresistible opportunity to showcase its ambitions and belief in the future of autonomous robotics. Our sponsorship of TII UNIMORE Racing – with its highly-skilled motorsport ‘drivers’ that hold the expertise to design, maintain and develop software and hardware to operate autonomous racing vehicles of all dimensions and at any scale testifies to this commitment. Team TII UNIMORE Racing is collaborating with TII’s Autonomous Robotics Research Centre (ARRC) to advance its Indy dream!

TII, through its initial seven initial dedicated specialised centers in quantum, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital security, directed energy and secure systems, is a great fit for TII UNIMORE Racing and the Indy Autonomous Challenge. May the best team win!

For more information on the Technology Innovation Institute, please visit https://www.tii.ae/

For more information on the Autonomous Robotics Research Centre, please visit https://autonomousrobotics.tii.ae/

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