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Indy Autonomous Challenge to join Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) will help jumpstart the Grand Prix of Monterey with an autonomous race held on the famed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

The race event will include a time trial competition of the world’s fastest autonomous racecars piloted by AI driver software developed by university teams from North America, Europe, and Asia.

Paul Mitchell, CEO of Indy Autonomous Challenge and its parent company Aidoptation, says: “Running an autonomous race as part of the Grand Prix of Monterey, on the same track and the same weekend as an NTT Indycar Series event, is a powerful testament to how far the IAC and our university teams have advanced the field of AI and autonomy. [Read more…] about Indy Autonomous Challenge to join Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Indy Autonomous Challenge achieves ‘world’s first’ multi-car autonomous race at CES 2025

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The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) made history at CES 2025 with the world’s first successful completion of a multi-car autonomous race.

This groundbreaking event held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway marked a major milestone in the evolution of physical AI and autonomous racing, with four IAC AV-24 fully autonomous racecars piloted by AI drivers from top global university teams competing head-to-head in a 20-lap exhibition race.

The race ended in a thrilling side-by-side photo finish, with Unimore Racing crossing the finish line less than three-tenths of a second faster than Cavalier Autonomous Racing. [Read more…] about Indy Autonomous Challenge achieves ‘world’s first’ multi-car autonomous race at CES 2025