Audi has released several teaser videos showing its autonomous RS 7 preparing for high-speed hot laps at Hockenheim.
One video provides a few brief glimpses of the high-speed run, which will hit speeds approaching 150 mph as a public demonstration of the company’s self-driving technology.
A second segment shows a ride-along view during a slower test lap as the car brakes and steers itself around the corners. It also provides a look at the computer hardware mounted in the trunk, the 3D cameras attached to the windshield, and the obligatory remote kill-switch for the trackside crew.
“We’ve put a lot of effort in the car, and the car is really able to also cope with situations that it was not directly taught,” says Audi’s Peter Bergmiller. “It handles unexpected things very well.”
The company expects an impressive lap time of two minutes and 10 seconds when the RS 7 pilots itself around the track “at the limit” in front of crowds gathered for the DTM finale.
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