Soutěž Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) is preparing for his return to CES 2025 and brings news, including the introduction of multi-car racing and the future of physical AI. The Autonomous Challenge at CES 2025, which will be held on January 9, 2025 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 2-4pm Pacific Time, will give attendees a first-hand look at the evolution of artificial intelligence in high-speed motorsports.
Multi-car show and tiered competition
After introducing autonomous head-to-head racing at CES three years ago, IAC will attempt another historic feat in the form of a multi-car exhibition race during CES 2025. Teams will run up to 4 autonomous racing cars on the track at once, in a 20-lap format. The exhibition race will test not only the performance of individual cars, but also the ability of artificial intelligence systems to control the complex interactions of multiple components at high speed.
The IAC racing event at CES 2025 will have a progressive three-tier structure designed to allow teams at all levels to actively compete and showcase their AI driver development:
- Level 1: Single car time trials that will give teams the opportunity to demonstrate the stability of their AI driver at extremely high speeds.
- Level 2: A two-car drive-through competition designed to challenge teams with strategic racing and AI adaptability in head-to-head racing scenarios.
- Level 3: A multi-car racing competition where up to 4 racing cars compete in open races, testing the limits of multi-factor AI driver interaction and high speed.
This structure allows the AI races to gradually increase in difficulty and ensures that all teams, regardless of experience, have the opportunity to showcase their AI driver development in autonomous races, according to the IAC.
New teams and partnerships
The IAC also welcomes two new university teams: Indiana University and the California Institute of Technology, bringing the total number of IAC teams to 10. These new additions expand the pool of IAC talent working on a common artificial intelligence and robotics platform.
IAC also works with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which has selected IAC as an official test and evaluation platform for use in improving AI training for autonomous systems. This work is part of a new DARPA program, Transfer Learning from Imprecise and Abstract Models to Autonomous Technologies (TIAMAT), which aims to address the “simulation-to-reality” gap in AI training.
The Indy Autonomous Challenge is a true leader in the physical artificial intelligence revolution, according to Paul Mitchell, president of the Indy Autonomous Challenge. Pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology on the racetrack isn’t just developing artificial intelligence that can drive race cars – it’s creating systems that can be used in everything from aviation to autonomous vehicles and robotics. The race at CES will showcase cutting-edge innovation and is also a great example of what can be achieved when government, academia and industry come together to tackle some of the biggest technological challenges of our time.
IAC at CES 2025
At CES 2025, IAC will be exhibiting in the West Hall, showcasing the IAC-AV-24 autonomous race car, as well as hosting a series of CES conference sessions that will address the future of artificial intelligence in motorsports and beyond. Sessions include:
- As vytvořit fyzickou AI pro mobilitu, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 10:30-11:00 a.m. PST, LVCC West Hall, Level 1, CES 2025 Mobility Stage.
- Physical AI: Moving From Bits to Atoms, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 4:00-4:40 PM PST, LVCC West Hall Lobby, CTA Main Stage.
- Indy Autonomous Challenge, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 5:30-6:00 PM PST LVCC, West Hall, Amazon Theater, #4000
Source: www.cad.cz
