$1M prize in software design contest

Indy Autonomous Challenge offers a $1 million first prize to a university team.
Indy Autonomous Challenge offers a $1 million first prize to a university team.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) are sponsoring a two-year, $1 million prize competition that will culminate in a head-to-head, high-speed autonomous vehicle race Oct. 23, 2021, around the Speedway’s famed 2.5-mile oval.

The Indy Autonomous Challenge is a competition among universities to create software that enables self-driving Indy Lights race cars to compete in a head-to-head race on the IMS track. The development of such software can help speed the commercialization of full autonomous vehicles and enhance existing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in people-driven cars. These technologies help drivers remain in control and avoid accidents by prompting awareness and improving accuracy.

Read more about the contest at https://go.unl.edu/86ck.

More details at: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com