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First time in the world: AI drone beats humans in racing competition
AI: An AI drone built by the team of MavLab (TU Delft University, Netherlands) completed two laps of a 170-meter-long track in just 17 seconds. This performance not only won it the AI Grand Challenge, but also won a one-on-one race against a professional human pilot who qualified through the DCL Falcon Cup.
A historic moment has come in the world of technology and racing. A Netherlands team constructed an AI drone that vanquished top human drone pilots from around the globe in a live race in Abu Dhabi. The competition was a part of the A2RLxDCL Autonomous Drone Championship, with the objective of testing the boundaries of autonomous flying.
The competition took place at ADNEC Marina Hall in Abu Dhabi, with 14 countries from across the world participating, some of them being South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Turkey, China, and UAE. Each team would have had to fly their drones solely with AI- no remote, no joystick, no human pilot. Drones sped in excess of 150 km/h on an intricate track with broad gates, irregular lighting, as well as minimal visual references.
The AI drone built by the team from MavLab (TU Delft University, Netherlands) completed two laps of the 170-metre-long track in just 17 seconds. This performance not only won it the AI Grand Challenge, but also a one-on-one race against a professional human pilot who qualified through the DCL Falcon Cup.
