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Riding In A Self-Driving Race Car Looks Absolutely Terrifying
Riding In A Self-Driving Race Car Looks Absolutely Terrifying-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:28

For a lot of people, riding in a car that has even partial control over its actions is difficult enough in slow traffic—just ask the 70-year-old lady who while using Tesla’s Autopilot. But letting a race car take full control? That’s a whole new level of “No, thanks.”

For clarification, the race car featured in the video below is a test mule for the new , an electric, self-driving racing series that’s eventually planned to act as a support series for the FIA Formula E Championship. Tesla’s Autopilot and things like it are rather than a fully autonomous ones, so don’t take that reference too seriously.

Anyway, Roborace has a video series in which they document their progress—struggles and all—as the series tries to get off of the ground. The series hasn’t had the easiest time so far, as it originally planned to take off for the 2016-2017 race season. Roborace missed that deadline by a long shot, and also for its first public demonstration in October.

The series brought two test mules to Silverstone Circuit recently and put for some laps. The video shows a team member hop into a car, no hands or other interference, and let the it take off around the track. No, thanks. That’s terrifying. . Everything is terrifying.

The future is a scary place. Remember the ‘90s, when were the hip, new, sometimes scary technology?

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