The Technical University of Munich has won the Indy Autonomous Challenge. A competition for self-racing vehicles. In this podcast Roland Meertens discussies the the event itself, what makes it challenging, and the approach the TU Munich took with Joe Speed, Florian Sauerbeck, and Sebastian Huch. We discuss the importance of simulation, the limits of hardware, and how Docker helps crossing this gap. We end the podcast by discussing the role of open source software when taking on such a challenge. 

Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3GlzbPw

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Joe, Florian and Sebastian on the Indy Autonomous Challenge

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