Artificial intelligence domination has started, and it is now reaching many industries to offer its features and capabilities, including the renowned motorsport competition, Formula One (F1) starting this weekend. This highest class of international racing stage is looking to test an AI system that will help them determine if a car and its driver violated track limits in a race.
Before the introduction of AI, F1 and its officials relied on manual reviews which they determined from slow-motion video clips or frame-by-frame reviews if there were violations.
F1 to Use AI to Review Track Limit Violations
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) introduced a new AI from its development that is set to help its officials review if a car and its driver breaks track limits, growing more of its features and tools. FIA calls this Computer Vision, and with this, it will help automate the reviews using artificial intelligence if there are violations made.
According to Chris Bentley, FIA's Single Seater Head of Information Systems Strategy, "What we've done this year is develop the systems to be a lot more automated so that from the ROC, we can pause the video, press a button, check the data is right and hit send to add the incident into the Race Control systems."
AI System for F1 Tests This Weekend
The new AI system will be introduced this weekend, November 26, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with this season's closing event also featuring the latest tech. With the AI, Race Control would be given an easier job by pulling up reviews from the list, with the officials determining the issue with simple yes or no options.
Cars breaking track limits sometimes do so to gain an advantage against competitors or rivals and are not to be overlooked by AI.
Formula One and the Sport
The high stakes, fast-paced action of this top class for international racing, Formula One, has been a significant part of the world's motorsport, with many looking closely at what it has to offer. The presence of AI has recently made its way to the F1, particularly with an AI-generated interview by a German magazine with Michael Schumacher, something which fans and his family did not like.
Many companies have stakes in Formula One, and after all, it is the most prestigious international stage in showcasing motorsport, including the capabilities and skills of the drivers who risk their lives for it. In a surprising announcement, Ford previously announced their F1 return by 2026, with the company known for its 24 years of absence from the competition.
As much of the world and its industries are already looking to adopt AI, there are still those that hold out against it or choose only certain aspects of what it has to offer to get the machine learning models.
In F1's case, it is looking to use Computer Vision tech for this season's closer, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, to help officials with their review of track limits down to the last pixel.
