Inaugural A2RL Race - Yas Marina

Watch the very first event for the new A2RL series - the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League - taking place at Formula 1’s Yas Marina Abu Dhabi Grand Prix track.
This pioneering autonomous racing series is new for 2024 and pitches eight teams against one another in modified Super Formula SF23 cars chasing a $2.25million prize fund.
This new annual race, aiming to stress-test technology for the future of transport - features teams from the UAE, China, Singapore, Germany, Hungary, Italy and the USA.

[@djserious9341]

I’m relieved that the robot apocalypse is still many years away.

[@ali20087]

why host a racing event if they haven’t more extensively tested and refined the tech for racing conditions

[@rolandobravium1873]

Neat!!!
Some day we’ll have auto mouse cars that can go 200mph on the highway without crashing into each other haha

[@metaliczic96]

This is when HIGHSPEED Etoile anime racing becomes a real thing in terms of AI drivers in the race.

[@alessandrodipaola9850]

Love this experiment format :) Imagine one of those IA learning boxes on top of verstappen, Alonso, lecrerc and so on… to learn the line and fighting technique. Inserting one of them into the F1 format🤯

[@toozydude2]

Considering this is the first one, if this becomes more focused and competition really gets going, could be some very interesting results!

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

It's not racing tho, is it?

[@toozydude2]

@@PanzerFalcon2232 the algorithms will get better and competition more close, and sure, its still competition between teams of engineers.

[@grayt4951]

"Race" starts 1:40:32
Actual race (no SC) starts at 1:47:20
(and restarts at 1:52:00)
Back to "racing" at 2:29:06, still FCY
Green flag 2:30:20

[@Hameruu]

I love racing and all... but this is a step closer to skynet. Naaaah im
Playin. Great job on the this even

[@florian2442]

Pretty neat

[@StarDust1939]

Is there a recording of the STEM race?

[@martini668]

Skynet is coming

[@TheBeefiestable]

any timestamps of something actually happening?

[@Dphunks]

Tesla has thousands of cars driving around and this series can get 4 cars to do 8 laps without spinning

[@davidpeploe1655]

I think there's a bit of a difference between racing and general day to day driving. They are also using ICE power units which means more to go wrong and more for the vehicle to learn.

[@alandrak3227]

this is how it starts...
"A computer took your place daddy... that's hard times"

[@biikam8004]

wipeout

[@AroundHouse]

Why Tesla is not involved in this ?

[@diydisableddad]

so no one is really racing then. Need a human driver to be considered a race.

[@ab8jeh]

Please do this ona smaller track, with formula ford or something that doesn't look ridiculous. Running on a F1 circuit is not doing the series any favours. Progress since Roborace has been pitiful, what is going on? It's a really exciting prospect ruined by the format.

[@joshiMOTOjordan1]

What an absolute failure!!! Hilarious!!!

[@young_d1d]

Of course Kvyat 😂 next time invite Mazepin guys. What wrong with you

[@thesergeyplayrus7880]

So what's your problem with Kvyat?

[@young_d1d]

@@thesergeyplayrus7880 you think that I want to answer you? Look at your nickname and try to think again.

[@ab8jeh]

Nothing wrong with Kvyat.

[@d9zirable]

1:10:38

[@DanArnets1492]

Who used Latifi as a coach? 😂

[@bellz53]

Whats the point 😂

[@mylesps3]

To advance technology obviously...

[@ashter_7266]

lights out up there eh?

[@Unknown-rk9qm]

​@@mylesps3there is more cost effective way of doing that

[@alfredthethird5202]

What a waste of time and money.

[@Bigmar666]

What a joke

[@Dphunks]

This is so dumb