At the Kennedy Space Center the Polytechnic of Milan establishes a speed record for autonomous driving cars with its Maserati MC20: 318 km/h.
A new milestone for autonomous mobility has been reached to Kennedy Space Center: the Maserati Mc20 Coupéequipped with a pilot to developed by Polytechnic of Milantouched the 318 km/hbeating the previous record of 310 km/h.
The Polytechnic car on the Space Shuttle track
The event took place at the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (LLF)a long track 4.6 km Used for the landing of the Space Shuttle of NASA, now transformed into hub for aerospace innovation. There Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) – a competition between university worldwide to develop autonomous driving technologies through high -speed races – has chosen this place to test the skills of artificial intelligence in extreme conditions.
The software that manages all aspects of the car without human interventions
At the basis of this result is the Polimove-Msu teampart of the group Aida (Artificial Intelligence Driving Autonomous) of the Milan Polytechnic, which has developed advanced software capable of managing the dynamics of the vehicle without any human intervention. The project is part of Most (National Center for Sustainable Mobility)an Italian initiative that promotes the research and development of innovative solutions for sustainable transport.
The Department of Electronics, computer science and bioengineering of Polytechnic of Milan has developed the algorithms that regulate autonomous driving, guaranteeing Stability, reactivity and safety even in critical conditions.
“These tests allow us to optimize autonomous driving, improving safety and performance even in urban applications,” he said Sergio Matteo Savaresiscientific director of the project.
