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Six AI-Driven Cars to Race Head-to-Head at A2RL Grand Final in Abu Dhabi

Organisers credit hardware upgrades, virtual testing, strategy-led 'driving personalities' for pushing lap times toward human benchmarks.

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Overview

  • Six finalists — TUM, Unimore, Kinetiz, TII Racing, PoliMOVE and Constructor — are set for a 20‑lap wheel‑to‑wheel race at Yas Marina, billed as a first for fully autonomous cars.
  • The event offers a US$2.25 million prize pool, has reached full capacity in the main grandstand, and will air globally on Nov 16 at 3pm GST via Abu Dhabi Media Network, StarzPlay, Motorsport TV and A2RL’s YouTube channel.
  • Pre‑race testing narrowed the human‑AI gap, with Unimore beating a benchmark lap set by a professional driver, and a Human vs AI exhibition will pit Daniil Kvyat against reigning champions TUM.
  • Season‑two EAV‑25 cars add upgrades to the battery, emergency brake, gearbox, steering, motorsport wiring, GNSS and 5G antennas, while teams code distinct ‘driving personalities’ to manage overtakes and defense.
  • The five non‑qualifiers — RAPSON, Code 19, Fly Eagle, FR4IAV and TGM Grand Prix — will contest a Silver Race to advance development and settle overall standings.