Unlike the final Roborace cars, the Devbot prototype has a cockpit for an old-fashioned human driver Photography: Nick Wilson, with special thanks to Pip Pell, Liam Keating and Stuart Calder

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Not, it's not a sci-fi film: Roborace is a new racing series for self-driving cars. To perfect the tech and software, Roborace created this Le Mans-style prototype test model.


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Eventually, all competing teams will run identical electric vehicles and use the same sensors, powertrain, processors and comms, but will have to develop their own control algorithms for competitive edge.

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