What's the fucking point? I can't imagine anything more boring even if it worked. Racing is fun bc of the drama and courage. I guess this is cool as a novelty
Seriously, most teenagers take about 5 minutes to figure out that having two computer teams play each other in a video game is boring who thought this was a good idea.
I mean I know obviously it's motor racing so the people making tens of millions of dollars are the one who thought it was a good idea but still.
There's chess computer tournaments. They're relatively niche but in those cases it's effectively a competition of "who can build the smartest chess AI". There's still a human element to it.
With physical car races, the audience would most definitely too small to justify the costs. But I can see "who can build the best autonomous racing car with the best racing AI" be entertaining to some nerds.
When it came time for the actual race, the lead racer, Polimove, spun out on the fourth of eight laps. The second car, Tum, passed it safely, but shortly after that, the event’s officials threw up a yellow flag. And since these are good AI drivers who obey the rules, the two behind Polimove stopped, unwilling to pass the spun-out yellow car. Racers aren’t supposed to pass each other during a caution lap, you see.
The AI can't even determine when a car is out of the race lol