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ROAR

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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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.

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.