The University of Hawai?i‘s autonomous race car team finished in third place at the Autonomous Challenge at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) on Jan. 7 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

UH AI Racing Tech is a collaboration between UH Maui College, UH M?noa’s College of Engineering, UC San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University and UC Berkeley.

One team member described the race as a “rollercoaster” competition…

Since UH AI Racing Tech was able to overcome its mechanical issue, according to race bylaws, organizers modified the schedule and bracket, and UH AI Racing Tech was able to race for third place against MIT–PITT–RW, which defeated KAIST in the quarterfinals…

PoliMOVE out of Italy defended its Autonomous Challenge at CES title, winning the inaugural event in 2022.