NTA has sponsored Auburn University’s Autonomous Tiger Racing (ATR) Program for the past 2 years. This program is led by Dr. David Bevly and was established in 2020. The ATR Team is comprised of Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. students from across the AU Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Through this program team members learn skills in high-speed vehicle dynamics, perception-based navigation (LiDAR, cameras, etc.), localization and estimation, V2V and V2X Communication and Networking, and Simulation Environments. AU was the first team to see their car run autonomously at Lucas Oil Motor Speedway. Since then, they have gone on to compete at various competitions, including Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In January, Auburn ATR competed at the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) at CES. At CES 2025, the IAC featured a progressive, tiered competition format designed to allow teams at varying levels to compete and showcase their AI driver development. Nine university teams competed in three race events. In an exhilarating display of cutting-edge AI technology, the Autonomous Tiger Racing – Auburn University team claimed victory in the Tier 1 single-car time trials with a blistering fastest lap average of 163.6 MPH.
Watch the time trials here: https://youtu.be/1W99UskyQqs?t=3566
Watch the interview with Stephanie (team captain) here: https://youtu.be/1W99UskyQqs?t=4320