Future F1- autonomous 300mph cars, no drivers...interested?

Ban it
Ban him while you are at it.

 

Since the fourties we have super sonic missiles so whats the point?

No Buck Rogers, no bucks.

 

Why would they still have humans for pitstops?

If you want to watch electric remote control cars you can do that now.


Have you been to a Formula E race?

 

Because that's where they get their energy from. Blue or red pill, Neo?

 

They eat humans?

In Formula E they replace the whole car.



Forgot to mention next year they will be introducing Robo racing @ Formula E events.

Roborace

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSbSUeKEj00[/ame]

 

Can't think of anything more boring myself, well, I suppose formula e is almost as boring. If you want to watch racing like that, they could just programme it on a game console, so why bother? The thought of the enviro-nutters awarding trophies for using less fuel actually makes my blood boil.

 

Lol. This sounds like everything Formula 1 shouldn't be. I wouldn't go see it if it was free! Perhaps if it happened right outside my house I'd take a peek but I wouldn't drive 5 minutes for it, let alone pay to get in. Wouldn't watch it on TV either, or have it on in the background. No way.

I'd much rather watch world best sim racers race each other digitally.

 

No thanks mate..i would rather talk to a Jehov Witness at 9am sunday morning in my pyjamas...

 

Having viewed the Roborace video, it seems clear that the Stig is behind this!

 

Interesting.

I'll go for it; not as a replacement for motor racing, but out of curiosity to see how far technology can go.

No doubt, many of the findings could find their way in F1 as drivers' aid.

Technology is a genie that you cannot put back in the bottle ...

 

No.

 

Great line, will have to remember that one

 

It is from "The right stuff": the Mercury astronauts explain to the German scientists why it is important to have a human on board, even if the capsule could fly on its own

 

what would be interesting is having the cars remote controlled by human drivers ... watch the carnage... 300MPH cars that can corner like slot cars... would be interesting. perhaps have them painted in national colors etc... with select sponsors...

 

I miss the 90s more and more....The truly last good times in F1

 

For me the scary stuff about this idea is that we all know that machines probably would drive a lot better than humans. This debate exceeds the scope of motor racing and should go in Politics and Religion: the big issue is that as machines get better and better, sooner or later humans will cease to be the dominant species of the planet.

Like it or not, as someone said above, you can't put this genie back in the bottle.

 

+100000000..and flog him while you are at it!!!

 

I'll be over Sunday morning....can I give you this flower....

 

For me it was the eighties. When the cars still had individuality.

 

I'd be interested to see it as a completely stand alone formula. As a replacement for F1? not a chance...

 

...with the second half of the 70s....those were the days!!!

 

Same here.

 

For once we agree