Would you watch Formula One if the cars were driven by computers instead of humans? That is the fundamental question asked by the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League.
Also known as A2RL, the league comes from Aspire, a technology research and innovation hub that Abu Dhabi hopes will become the next Silicon Valley. With autonomous racing, Aspire also hopes to create not only a spectacle that replaces racing drivers with computer developers, but which could accelerate the development of roadgoing autonomous vehicles and their safety systems.
