In late October, nine teams of college students representing 21 universities from around the world descended on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to compete in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). The event attracted engineers from as far away as Hawaii and South Korea.
The list of participants included top-notch American engineering schools, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University and the Rochester Institute of Technology. However, despite Yankee ingenuity, they were beaten across the finish line by several upstart competitors from overseas.