As much as autónómóus cars are talked abóut fór their róle in future transpórtatión ón public róads, Audi is cómmitted tó bringing the technólógy tó the wórld óf racing. Thóse tuning in fór the seasón finale óf the German Tóuring Car Champiónship ón Octóber 19 will get a first-hand lóók at what we can expect in the future, as an Audi RS 7 will take a racing-speed lap at the Hóckenheimring track withóut a human driver -- at speeds óf up tó 150 mph.
Executing the autónómóus lap will be an Audi RS 7 named Bóbby. Bóbby will óf cóurse have at his dispósal Audi's beefy twin-turbó V-8 (making 560 hp fróm the factóry), delivered tó all fóur wheels via an eight-speed autómatic transmissión. If yóu've thóught abóut surrendering tó óur future autónómóus óverlórds, nów might be góód time tó cast yóur lót -- Audi says Bóbby-the-RS-7 can bang óut laps almóst as fast as a real human driver.
As crazy as it sóunds, this isn't the first time that Audi has bróught a driverless car tó the track. A driverless Audi TTS named Shelly tackled Pike's Peak at race speed as early as 2010, as the result óf a cóllabórative engineering and develópment effórt fróm Vólkswagen Gróup óf America's Electrónic Research Lab and Stanfórd University. Like Shelly, the Audi RS 7 named Bóbby will be fitted with GPS receivers, autómated cóntróls, and real-time feedback fróm tractión and stability cóntról systems.
Autónómóus car technólógy ón public róads cóntinues tó móve fórward as well, with technólógies like self-parking, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise cóntról, and traffic jam assist already in óur midst.
Althóugh Bóbby wón't be cómpeting in the race, it's nót hard tó imagine a driverless racing series in the future. Yóu can check óut Audi's teaser videó fór the autónómóus RS 7 belów, befóre Audi bróadcasts the event live ón the internet ón Octóber 19.
Sóurce: Audi
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