IAC at CES 2025 features first race with four autonomous cars at once

UNIMORE AI Racing edges out Cavalier AI Racing at the finish line at the IAC@CES event this week. | Credit: Indy Autonomous Challenge

The roar of engines in autonomous race cars returned to the Las Vegas Speedway on a blustery, cold Thursday. The now annual Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, at CES kicked off with a familiar format: a thrilling head-to-head dual competition, where AI drivers — and their human programmers — would engage in a captivating game of catch and pass lap after lap, mirroring the competition of previous years.