IAC completes autonomous racing event at Laguna Seca
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Autonomous cars overtaking each other on a road course at race speeds is a stress test for perception and planning stacks that few commercial pilots can match. If you're in AV or advanced driver-assist, these competition results are now a live benchmark for what your stack should be able to simulate or safely approximate.
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