This is a new record for autonomous driving technology; the Maserati MC20 has become the fastest driverless car in the world, achieving a speed of up to 318 km/h.
High-speed autonomous driving technology is no longer a dream. A Maserati MC20 has proven this by reaching a speed of 318 km/h without a driver. This is the second time this car has set a speed record.
Specifically, Italy’s largest university of science and technology, Politecnico di Milano, collaborated with the Indy Autonomous Challenge to set a new speed record with autonomous driving technology. They succeeded at the Kennedy Space Center, which has a 4.5-km-long shuttle landing strip, ideal for running a car at an extremely high speed.
The MC20 utilized software from the PoliMOVE-MSU team, part of the AIDA Performance Department (Artificial Intelligence Driving for Automation from Politecnico di Milano). The video recorded during the test shows the Maserati handling perfectly as it follows a straight line on the runway and accelerates throughout. The car’s speed increased steadily but surely, reaching a maximum speed of 318 km/h, beating the record of 310 km/h set by the IAC AV-21 model in April 2022.
“These world speed records are not just a showcase of future technology; we are pushing AI control software and robot hardware to the absolute pinnacle,” said Paul Mitchell, CEO of Indy Autonomous Challenge and Aidoptation BV.
The project’s scientific director and head of the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano, Professor Sergio Matteo Savaresi, further explained this point: “The goal of the high-speed tests is to evaluate the behavior of the robot driver in harsh conditions. These AI systems have been tested on commercially produced vehicles at legal road speeds in the Indy Autonomous Challenge races since 2021. The AIDA team used this test to expand the boundaries of autonomous driving, improve safety and reliability. Conducted in a controlled environment without a human driver, the test evaluates the stability, durability, and response time of AI, ultimately enhancing safety for low-speed urban mobility situations.”
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Reference: Carscoops
