Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) and Politecnico di Milano—Italy's largest scientific-technological university—have joined forces with Maserati and 1000 Miglia Experience Florida to carry out an ambitious high-tech initiative during the renowned competition's stop in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

IAC has returned to the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) at the Kennedy Space Center to set a new autonomous driving world record.

The development of the AI driver software was completed by the PoliMOVE-MSU team, which is part of the performance division of AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Driving Autonomous of Politecnico di Milano). The IAC Maserati MC20 Coupé, guided by artificial intelligence from Politecnico di Milano and modified to run autonomously, reached 197.7 mph autonomously and with no human driver on board. This surpasses the previously held absolute record for an autonomous car of 192.8 mph, set by Indy Autonomous Challenge and PoliMOVE at the same location in April 2022 with an IAC AV-21 race car.

The achievement represents a leap forward in high-speed autonomous driving development and showcases how the learnings of high-speed autonomous racing can transfer to streetcars.

For more information, visit the IAC announcement here.

Image courtesy of Indy Autonomous Challenge, Politecnico di Milano, Maserati S.p.A. and 1000 Miglia.