Over the course of the years, the use of artificial intelligence has been increasing as an essential technology within a number of different areas: especially motorsport.
DS Performance – the competition division of DS Automobiles that enters the French brand into the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – benefits from a team of engineers dedicated to artificial intelligence. Working to optimise the performance of the all-electric single-seater powerplants, these engineers have created artificial intelligence models that estimate physical values in real time. Often called ‘virtual sensors’, these artificial intelligence models are deployed as part of an onboard system within the car.
The vital information collected via artificial intelligence complements the data transmitted by physical sensors (such as acceleration, steering angle, tyre pressures, wheel speeds, and so on), meaning that that the overall dynamics of the car can be instantly analysed.
An essential ingredient when it comes to team strategy, tools based on artificial intelligence allow for better race management, especially when it comes to analysing battery data, which constitutes an essential part of performance in Formula E.
Beyond its use on the actual car itself, artificial intelligence allows data to be processed from multiple other sources (such as the ‘energy remaining’ TV screen displays during a race) and presented in a ready-to-use format for the team’s engineers.
For a number of years now, artificial intelligence has been an integral part of research and development, as well as the engineering tools used in the world of motorsport. The DS Performance engineers are no exception when it comes to making the most of this, continually pushing the art of the possible thanks to these innovative new technologies that have joined the panoply of other tools at their disposal.
With two double titles and a track record that takes in 51 podiums, including 15 victories, DS Performance has always been positioned at the cutting edge of technology. The team has integrated artificial intelligence to maintain its level of performance in the extremely competitive 100% electric series, which takes place all over the world.
The competition arm of DS Automobiles is currently engaged in Season 11 of Formula E with its partner Penske Autosport and is planning on adding to its collection of podiums thanks to the agility and hard work of all its people.
Eugenio Franzetti, DS Performance Director, declared:
DS Performance has always been synonymous with state-of-the-art technology, so the use of artificial intelligence has been rapidly absorbed into all our different research and development programmes. Formula E is of course an extremely demanding competition that makes it necessary to adopt the most ground-breaking solutions, which our engineers are able to master perfectly. This emphasis on innovation is also emblematic of our marque. DS Automobiles was in fact the first brand in the world to integrate ChatGPT artificial intelligence as standard: a true revolution in the car world!
Source: DS Automobiles
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