30th Roboracer Autonomous Racing Competition at VTC2026-Fall
VTC2026-Fall will host an in-person competition in the form of the 30th Roboracer Autonomous Racing Competition as well as a virtual benchmark competition in the form of the Roboracer Sim Racing League.
The main focus of the 30th Roboracer Autonomous Racing Competition is an in-person competition with physical cars. Each team will bring their own Roboracer car and write the software for their car. The teams have access to a detailed build manual and can use open-source software that helps them get started with the car. The organizers provide the race setup (rules, submissions, guidelines), the track, and related infrastructure and organize the race itself. For the competition, teams first take part in a qualification session in order to determine seeding. In the qualification session, teams compete in a time trial where they need to demonstrate that they are able to finish laps without colliding with the track bounds at run time. Afterwards, teams compete in a knockout phase in head-to-head racing in an intense battle with their autonomous driving algorithms. Since vehicles and hardware are standardized, teams must develop robust perception, planning, and control algorithms that can deal with the uncertainties of a new track and new competitors. The Racing Competition phase pits competitors against each other on the same track.
IEEE VTC2026-Fall Conference Access
As part of our collaboration with IEEE VTC, all registered Roboracer teams will receive full access to the VTC 2026 conference from September 6th to 9th. This includes access to all technical sessions, keynotes, and networking events throughout the conference.