The Formula 1 will use technology to ensure that pilots comply with the regulations. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced that will use artificial intelligence to analyze runway limit violations during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In a post on your website, the FIA detailed how they will use technology to determine when a car crosses the white line at the edge of the track. The governing body of Formula 1 will use technology from computer vision to accurately calculate the number of pixels passing through that line. Subsequently, the Remote Operations Center analyzes the incident to find out if the car exceeded the limit and is subject to a penalty.
Due to the number of drivers, curves and laps that make up a race, data analysis can become a nightmare. In the Austrian Grand Prix alone, there were 1,200 incidents to be examined, which require a considerable number of people. It is there where Artificial intelligence can help speed up the work of officers.
According to the FIA, the Operations Center will use AI-powered software that will analyze incidents to eliminate those that do not need human review. This will reduce the number of reports reaching Career Control and speed up processing speed.
The program will be implemented by Catapult, the company that develops the RaceWatch system with which Formula 1 analyzes incidents on the track and reviews them from multiple angles. Catapult will employ sensors that detect location and allow dozens of measurements to be made. Subsequently, artificial intelligence will be trained with this data to identify violations.
Artificial intelligence will debut in Formula 1 this weekend
The FIA announced that the first race in which they will test the computer vision system and artificial intelligence will be the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Yas Marina circuit will be the last of a season where the first places are already defined.
“What we are trying to do for the future is improve all that technology and implement new ones. “The car position continues to be developed to improve accuracy,” said Tim Malyon, head of the FIA Remote Operations Centre. “We are also planning to double the size of the Center in terms of the number of people and the connecting bandwidth between the track and Geneva to facilitate more people working remotely.”
Malyon mentions that computer vision technology is effective in fields like medicine “The goal of AI will be to reduce those 800 (incidents) to 50, to eliminate those that clearly do not need human review,” the manager mentioned.
The Track limits on Formula 1 circuits They are marked by white lines or curbs. Its function is to prevent drivers from gaining a sporting advantage by cutting seconds. The regulations establish that the car must circulate within the limits during training, qualifying or the race. If the car goes off the track or has all four wheels out of bounds, the lap time is eliminated.
There are specific cases in which drivers are allowed to exceed some corners, but without leaving the curbs. When a car exceeds the track limits more than three times during a race, it is subject to a five-second penalty.