Marelli today announced that it has signed a technical partnership Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) for connectivity solutions. Accordingly, it will supply technologies to ensure vehicle connection, race control, and data analysis to all IAC fully autonomous racecars and provide technical support.
The primary goal of the IAC is to advance technology for fully autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). As a global supplier of automotive technologies and a telemetry leader in motorsport, Marelli will provide essential technologies to all competing racecars through one of its advanced connectivity systems, the Smart Antenna LTE.
Marelli has also developed for the IAC an innovative race control software for monitoring and managing the races. The system enables precise supervision of autonomous racecars during competitions, ensuring maximum safety and performance optimisation.
Furthermore, it will provide the comprehensive WinTAX data analysis system package, offering essential support for interpreting and processing data collected during the races. This will enable participating universities to gain valuable insights into the performance of autonomous cars and continuously improve their driving algorithms. As part of the agreement, Marelli's logo will be featured on the livery of all vehicles participating in the IAC competitions.
Riccardo De Filippi, Head, Marelli Motorsport, “We have a long tradition in supplying connectivity technologies for the main motorsport championships worldwide and are always willing to push innovation ahead with solutions that combine performance and safety. Therefore, we immediately recognised the potential of this partnership as a fertile environment for technological development.”
Paul Mitchell, President, Indy Autonomous Challenge, added, “Marelli technology will allow IAC to develop a highly automated race control system that can marshal our university teams AI drivers. This level of real-time communication and automated instructions between race control and racecars will be a first of its kind and will demonstrate an extra level of safety for AV and ADAS systems. We are excited to have Marelli onboard to help us push the limits of autonomous driving.”