The Goodwood Festival of Motoring took place this past weekend and apart from all the awesome machinery in attendance, the Roborace autonomous car was arguably the most fascinating.

Autonomous driving technology is already making its way into new cars and the technology is developing rapidly, pointing to a future where the act of driving will no longer be necessary to get to your destination. It’s all very fascinating, isn’t it?

It’s the first time that autonomous cars made an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed which took place in the UK over the weekend.

The first autonomous car to attempt navigating the hill at Goodwood was the fully autonomous 1965 Siemens Ford Mustang, jointly developed by the Cranfield University Advanced Vehicle Engineering Center . The car relied on GPS signals to navigate the course andthe Mustang was seen swerving continuously along the course with occasional intervention required from the safety driver. At one point the Mustang almost ended up in the hay but it still managed to complete the run. Perhaps poor GPS signals along the route had a part to play? Nonetheless, the run is still impressive to watch.

Watch the 1965Siemens Ford Mustang at Goodwood below!

However, the Roborace driverless car had much more success. The Roborace is equipped with LiDAR sensors, radar sensors and ultrasonic sensors as well as a host of cameras and a GPS system. As a result it does not need a driver. It's powered by 4 electric motors with a combined output of 373 kW. The Roborace run up the Goodwood hill is incredible to watch and quite strange at the same time. Take a look!

Watch the Roborace at Goodwood in the video below.

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