F1 plans to rely on computer vision and AI to detect off-track running (track limits)
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), which oversees motorsports, will introduce computer vision and AI to detect off-track driving (track limits) at the 23rd F1 round, Abu Dhabi GP, to be held from November 24th to 26th, 2023. We have announced our policy to do so.
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Formula 1 hopes AI will help it figure out if a car breaks track limits
In a race where every second counts, drivers push the line to the limit, and sometimes all four wheels of the vehicle end up completely outside the white line.
At the Austrian GP, the 10th F1 race held in July 2023, only two of the 20 drivers 'did not drive off the track,' and the number of cases where the possibility of off-track driving was pointed out was low. In fact, there were over 1,200 cases. According to the FIA, there were four people who checked whether cars were running off the track, and although 83 violations were recognized, they were unable to verify all possible violations.
Participating teams expressed dissatisfaction with this issue, saying that if it had been pointed out during the race, it could have been corrected by sending instructions to the drivers, and the FIA also stated that it would take corrective measures. In fact, starting with the 18th round, the Qatar GP, the number of checkers was increased to eight.
However, it is still a difficult problem to solve by humans alone, so it was revealed that at the 23rd round of the Abu Dhabi GP, computer vision and AI will be used to detect off-track driving.
The FIA says, ``We do not leave the judgment to AI,'' and explains that it will be in charge of screening before humans judge, in other words, ``excluding cases that are clearly not running off the track.''
by Joe McGowan
The FIA hopes to reduce the number of manual reviews to around 50 per race by introducing an AI system.
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