Informatics Valley, Turkey's technology and innovation base, is hosting the Robotaksi Passenger Autonomous Vehicle Competition, which was held for the 5th time this year. 31 youngsters from 460 teams will compete in Robotaksi.
Autonomous driving technologies, which enable cars to travel safely in traffic without any intervention from drivers, continue to develop rapidly. In order not to miss this technological transformation in Turkey, the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST organizes the Robotaksi Passenger Autonomous Vehicle Competition.
Informatics Valley, Turkey's technology and innovation base, is hosting the competition, which was held for the 5th time. The final stage of the competition will be the scene of the fierce struggle of 31 young people from 460 teams. Youngsters, who will compete in the original vehicle and ready-made vehicle categories, will work with all their strength to complete the challenging track and take the lead in the first place.
THEY ARE DEVELOPING ALGORITHM
Autonomous vehicles are no longer the subject of science fiction movies. Many technology companies are developing autonomous vehicles with large-budget R&D studies. In some pilot regions determined in the USA, autonomous vehicles are allowed to navigate in traffic. It encourages young people to develop autonomous driving algorithms with the Robotaksi competition organized within the scope of TEKNOFEST in Turkey.
4 DAY WILL GO
The Robotaxi-Passenger Autonomous Vehicle Competition, organized by Bilişim Vadisi and TÜBİTAK, will continue until April 13, hosted by Bilişim Vadisi. The teams got ready for the big challenge by completing their tests before the competition. 189 teams applied in the ready-to-competition vehicle category and 151 teams in the original vehicle category. In the final stage of the competition, 8 teams in the ready-made vehicle category and 23 teams in the original vehicle category were entitled to compete.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
High school, associate, undergraduate, graduate and graduate students can participate in the competition individually or as a team. Teams; It exhibits autonomous driving performances on a track that reflects the urban traffic situation. In the competition, teams that fulfill the duties of picking up passengers, dropping passengers, reaching the parking area, parking and following the correct route in accordance with the rules are considered successful. The competition consists of two categories. In the original vehicle category, teams participate in the competition by making all vehicle production and software from A to Z. In the ready vehicle category, teams run their software on autonomous vehicle platforms provided by Bilişim Vadisi.
15 METERS TUNNEL
This year, a change was made on the IT Valley track. A tunnel 15 meters long was built on the runway. Competitors will complete the competition by passing this tunnel that will force the vehicles.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEO
Bilişim Vadisi has prepared a training video introducing the vehicle for the teams competing in the ready vehicle category. The video was shared with the teams that passed the pre-selection via the Training Management System. In the video, systems such as sensors, cameras and data libraries in the ready vehicle are explained.
PRIZE TO THE TOP 3
In the original vehicle category, the first prize will be awarded 130, the second 110, and the third will be awarded 90 thousand liras. The first 100 in the ready-made vehicle class, the second 80, the third 60 thousand will be the owner. For the first time this year, teams competing in the original vehicle category will be given a vehicle design award.