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Robot Open Autonomous Racing (ROAR™)

Led by its faculty members with deep expertise in AI and autonomous driving, Berkeley is proud to announce and host a new AI racecar competition in 2020. The Robot Open Autonomous Racing (ROAR) competition will pit multiple student racing teams to compete for speed and vehicle skills at the heart of the iconic Berkeley campus. 
 
The participating teams will adopt the set of common 1/10 RC car hardware as regulated by a rules committee. The regulations aim to ensure the competition to be affordable and fair to our target students. Different teams are allowed to upgrade their car hardware as permitted by the regulation and to develop and deploy their own autonomous driving software.
 
In order to preserve the safety and well-being of all students and members in our community, the decision has been made to host a virtual debut competition for ROAR in Fall 2020.

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Fall 2022 S1/S2 Series Competition Results

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Steering Committee:

Francesco Borrelli
Faculty
Shankar Sastry
Faculty
Koushil Sreenath
Faculty
Allen Yang, Chair
Faculty

Leagues:

* Important Note: Due to restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, ROAR competitions for 2020 and 2021 seasons will only host the S1 series until further notice.

Simulation Racing Series
Kart Racing Series
Indy Autonomous Challenge
Simulation Racing Series

ROAR provides a Python-based racing simulation environment that allows contenders to race their autonomous AI agents. Contenders can fully train and test their AI algorithms without any vehicle hardware. 

For more detail about the S1/S2 series competition, please take a look here. 

The ROAR GitHub repository can also be found here. 

Kart Racing Series

Coming soon!

Indy Autonomous Challenge

A primary goal of the IAC is to advance technology that can speed the commercialization of fully autonomous vehicles and deployments of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). These enhancements will lead to increased safety and performance in all modes of motorsports and commercial transportation. In addition, the competition is a platform for students to excel in STEM.

Learn more here.

Partnerships:

ROAR would like to acknowledge our program partners and donors whose contributions have greatly enriched the experiences of ROAR and its participating students.

VIATech

Intelligent Racing Foundation

evGrandPrix Education Program

UC San Diego

University of Hawaii

Quest Academy

Campolindo High School

Vista Del Lago High School

Yali Middle School

Philips Academy Andover

Walnut High School

Valley Christian High School

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Allen Y. Yang <yang@eecs.berkeley.edu>
Huo Chao Kuan <hc_kuan@berkeley.edu>

ROAR Interest Form:

If you are interested in ROAR and would like to participate in the development, collaboration, expansion, or competition, please submit an interest form below and we will reach out to you.

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