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Many of the rules are there for safety, it’s not that hard to make a car so fast that the limiting factor is the driver and then the race becomes a contest of h

Many of the rules are there for safety, it’s not that hard to make a car so fast that the limiting factor is the driver and then the race becomes a contest of how willing to die your driver is.

voakbasda 4y ago
I would love to see those rules removed along with the drivers. I expect it would be amazing to see the self-driving version of these races.
- dharmab 4y ago
  It was tried with Roborace, but was unsuccessful. The racing was unimpressive and unprofitable.
  - kube-system 4y ago
    Even with humans driving remotely, it's not very profitable. Drone racing is about as successful as RC racing has become. People don't take sports seriously without humans being directly involved.
- amenghra 4y ago
  Self-driving race car crashes straight into a wall from the starting line during the world's first autonomous race series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM
causi 4y ago
Exactly. Modern F-1 is like watching a footrace where nobody is allowed to exceed a heart rate of 150bpm, i.e., boring as hell.
- TomVDB 4y ago
  F1, cycling, soccer, NASCAR, cricket, … They all have their fans and their critics who think it’s a boring sport. I don’t follow F1, but based on a bunch of people in my Twitter feed, they finished one of the most exciting seasons in years.
- mhh__ 4y ago
  And if their heart rate drops below 149bpm they get sacked. Boring is subjective but you're watching it wrong if you didn't find the last championship exciting.
michaelt 4y ago
And people who want a contest of how willing to die your driver is can already just watch motorcycle racing.
- crubier 4y ago
  More specifically, Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. 250 dead pilots and counting.
  - schoen 4y ago
    Wow! > Since 1937, the only year in which races were held but no fatalities occurred was 1982. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountai...

Many of the rules are there for safety, it’s not that hard to make a car so fast that the limiting factor is the driver and then the race becomes a contest of how willing to die your driver is.

voakbasda 4y ago

I would love to see those rules removed along with the drivers. I expect it would be amazing to see the self-driving version of these races.

dharmab 4y ago
It was tried with Roborace, but was unsuccessful. The racing was unimpressive and unprofitable.
- kube-system 4y ago
  Even with humans driving remotely, it's not very profitable. Drone racing is about as successful as RC racing has become. People don't take sports seriously without humans being directly involved.
amenghra 4y ago
Self-driving race car crashes straight into a wall from the starting line during the world's first autonomous race series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM

causi 4y ago

Exactly. Modern F-1 is like watching a footrace where nobody is allowed to exceed a heart rate of 150bpm, i.e., boring as hell.

TomVDB 4y ago
F1, cycling, soccer, NASCAR, cricket, … They all have their fans and their critics who think it’s a boring sport. I don’t follow F1, but based on a bunch of people in my Twitter feed, they finished one of the most exciting seasons in years.
mhh__ 4y ago
And if their heart rate drops below 149bpm they get sacked. Boring is subjective but you're watching it wrong if you didn't find the last championship exciting.

michaelt 4y ago

And people who want a contest of how willing to die your driver is can already just watch motorcycle racing.

crubier 4y ago
More specifically, Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. 250 dead pilots and counting.
- schoen 4y ago
  Wow! > Since 1937, the only year in which races were held but no fatalities occurred was 1982. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountai...