The Indy Autonomous Challenge is joining the schedule for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, on Thursday, July 24.

The event will include a time trial competition of the autonomous race cars piloted by AI driver software developed by university teams from North America, Europe and Asia.

“Running an autonomous race as part of the Grand Prix of Monterey, on the same track and the same weekend as an NTT INDYCAR SERIES event, is a powerful testament to how far the IAC and our university teams have advanced the field of AI and autonomy,” said Paul Mitchell, CEO of Indy Autonomous Challenge and its parent company Aidoptation BV. “Bringing this race and AI summit to the doorstep of Silicon Valley creates a high-impact moment to showcase the world’s fastest racecars to industry leaders in AI and robotics.”

Eight IAC university teams will participate in the IAC race during the Grand Prix of Monterey weekend, including:

• AI Racing Tech - University of California, Berkeley (California), with University of Hawai'i (Hawai’i), University of California, San Diego (California), Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania)
• Autonomous Tiger Racing - Auburn University (Alabama)
• CAST Racer - California Institute of Technology (California)
• Cavalier Autonomous Racing - University of Virginia (Virginia)
• IU Luddy - Indiana University (Indiana)
• KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)
• PoliMOVE-MSU - Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Michigan State University (Michigan), University of Alabama (Alabama)
• Purdue AI Racing - Purdue University (Indiana)

For more information, visit indyautonomouschallenge.com.