Energy Systems Network and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have announced a partnership for the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a high-speed, head-to-head driverless car race at IMS on Oct. 23.

The two-year long competition will reach its ultimate crescendo this week in Speedway, Indiana as nine university teams prepare to race autonomous cars for $1 million at the iconic Brickyard.

The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) made history at CES 2025 with the world’s first successful multi-car autonomous race. This groundbreaking event held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan 9 ...

Autonomous race cars to battle at Indy Speedway The first-ever event showcases open source development in driverless race cars. Written by Greg Nichols, Contributing Writer Oct. 19, 2021, 4:00 a.m. PT ...

Organizers of the event showcased a Dallara IL-15 autonomous race car at CES this week, kicking off a competition that will end with an autonomous race in October at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The IMS and Energy Systems Network have partnered up for the Indy Autonomous Challenge: a 50-mile autonomous car race that will showcase technology and innovation at the Racing Capital of the World.

The race itself is set to take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a qualifying race in May during the Indy 500 weekend and the actual race happening on October 23rd, 2021.

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Energy Systems Network and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday unveiled the official race car that will be autonomously driven by scores of university teams in the world’s first ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host a race for autonomous cars in 2021. Cars will be fielded by colleges and universities, with a $1 million cash prize for first place The Indianapolis ...

All of the autonomous race cars are based on a modified Indy Lights racer built by Dallara and powered by a 2.0-liter, turbocharged 388 bhp Honda (K20C) engine.

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced plans to hold its first fully-autonomous car race on October 23, 2021. The event will be open to university teams who will build their own self ...