- A self-driving Maserati MC20 prototype achieved a top speed of 197.7 miles per hour
- The prototype was based on software developed by students from Polutecnico di Milano
- Maseratis Stellantis Parent is working on the self-driving technology, which is due in 2025 in exhibition rooms
The Maserati MC20 is a fast car, but Maserati also built an example that can drive quickly.
This one-off prototype was developed in collaboration with Polutecnico di Milano, Italy’s leading technical university, and recently during the 1000 Miglia experience Florida, who attended Cape Canaveral, Florida in February, completed an exhibition run. The car reached A Top speed of 197.7 miles per hour In fully autonomous mode a new record for a self-driving car.
The exhibition was carried out in cooperation with the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC)A sanctioned racing series for self -driving cars that are mainly aimed at university teams. The series uses a common chassis from the Italian racing car constructor Dallara and organized the first race in 2021. Currently racing cars in the series achieve a top speed of 171 miles per hour on oval courses.
The MC20 prototype made its record editions on the Space Shuttle Landesrieb in Kennedy Space Center, where the previous record of 192.8 miles per hour was discontinued by one modified IAC racing car in 2022. The new record is only from the highest speed of 202 MPH of 202 MPH, which was made possible by a twin turbo liter 3,0-liter V-6 value of 3.0-liter V-6-protrudes with 62 HP.
Maserati Mc20 self -driving prototype reaches 197.7 miles per hour – February 2025
The MC20 used self -driving software developed by Polutecnico di Milano students Artificial intelligence that drives autonomous unit. For the students, the aim of the project was to test how self -driving software develops themselves in a production vehicle under extreme driving conditions.
“The goal of high-speed tests is to evaluate the behavior of robo triple under extreme conditions,” said Sergio Matteo Savaresi, the scientific director of the department for electronics, information and bioengineering department in the Polutecnico di Milano. “The test is carried out in controlled environments without human drivers and evaluates the stability, robustness and response time of the AI and ultimately improves security for mobility situations at low speed.”
Regardless of this, Maserati’s parent company Stellantis is working on self -driving technology for production cars. The car manufacturer develops a self-driving system called STLA Autrive, which will be started in 2025, which will reach level 3 autonomy on the SAE scale. This means that the car would enable the driver to take its eyes off the street for short periods of time -long enough to read an e -mail or text message -but are still ready to recapture control at any time.
Stellantis explained that Stla Autrive First works in hand-off measurement mode under certain conditions, including a speed limit of 37 miles per hour. The system is designed for future upgrades, which enable speeds of up to 59 miles per hour and even off-road functions. At the moment, the Level 3 handicraft system available in the United States is currently available in the USA, the Drive Pilot from Mercedes-Benz, which is operated on in similar conditions and is currently only legal in California and Nevada.
