Since the margin of success in Formula 1 depends on very precise time and distance measurements, drivers have to know exactly the lines they will follow in the corners in order to set the best lap time. However, sometimes he can go beyond the limits while trying to gain an advantage. In such a case, officers need to check whether there is any rule violation.
According to newly shared information, this job may now become easier. According to the report, F1 is testing an artificial intelligence system to check whether a car’s tires have completely crossed the white line.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body of motor sports, tested Computer Vision technology for the first time at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which closed the season at the weekend. This technology uses shape analysis to determine the number of pixels that cross the line at the edge of the track.
The FIA does not currently plan to fully automate investigations into track boundary violations. Instead, it wants to significantly reduce the number of potential rule violations sent to authorities for manual review.
As Reuters noted, at the Austrian Grand Prix in July, four people had to review nearly 1,200 potential violations. After some track boundary violations went unpunished at the US Grand Prix in October, officials admitted they needed to find a new method. At this point, Computer Vision technology came into play. However, the FIA hopes to reduce the number of potential infringements that officials manually review to around 50 per race.
While the FIA won’t be using full AI for racing decisions anytime soon, it can be expected to happen eventually.
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