AsianFin – Tang Minqin, Secretary-General of the Intelligent Racing Foundation, shared insights into the value of AI racing in providing autonomous driving data under extreme conditions, at the CES 2025 on Friday.
According to Tang, the unique allure of AI racing lies in the ability of AI-powered race cars to reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour in real-world high-speed environments. This provides the automotive industry with invaluable data from extreme autonomous driving scenarios, which is crucial for the advancement of self-driving technology.
Tang highlighted that one of the major challenges facing the automotive market today is the fragmentation of data across manufacturers. While Tesla benefits from its integrated hardware and software systems along with a decade's worth of real-world driving data to train its AI, most other carmakers struggle to access similar volumes and quality of data.
The AI racing industry, particularly the first AI competition focused on electric vehicles (EVs) in Asia, is offering innovative solutions by collecting and sharing data from these extreme driving scenarios. This unique racing platform could play a significant role in bridging the data gap, providing a wealth of information that could accelerate the development of autonomous driving systems.
As AI racing evolves, it is expected to continue driving forward the understanding and capabilities of self-driving technology, offering real-time, high-speed insights that are critical for advancing the future of autonomous vehicles.