2024 Tournament Overview
Tournament concept
As a new initiative to discover and develop engineers who will lead the automotive industry in the future, we will hold an international competition to compete in AI technology for autonomous driving.
Using this competition, which is held in cooperation between industry, government, and academia, as a starting point, we aim to build a framework that will contribute to the further development of the automobile industry.
Dates
| Participant registration | May 27 - July 1, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dinner Party | June 21, 2024 |
| Qualifying | July 2 - September 2, 2024 |
| Preliminary award ceremony | September 20, 2024 |
| Pre-practice day | November 1, 2024 |
| Semifinals | November 2, 2024 |
| final | 2024 November 3, 2024 (Postponed to November 8-9) |
| Final award ceremony/social gathering | December 13, 2024 |
Competition outline
Qualifying
The qualifying round will be held via online simulation. The qualifying competition aims to run faster around the course using digital twin-oriented AWSIM. Participants not only learn about the structure of Autoware*, but also actually adjust parameters for actions and decisions, and develop new algorithms as necessary.
*Autoware is a registered trademark of The Autoware Foundation.
About the final competition
Finals
Event Outline
Japan Automotive AI Challenge 2024 Finals
Dates:
November 8: Competitive run by qualifying teams
November 9: Reserve day
place:
City Circuit Tokyo Bay
* Free admission
Tournament Brochure
CLICK HEREFor more infomtions.
About class
In order to make this tournament even more valuable, in addition to the ``Challenge Class,'' which will carry out simulation qualifying rounds as usual, we will also have an ``Advanced Class,'' which will provide participants with more opportunities to experience real vehicles.
The Challenge Class is an easy class to participate in, even for those who are experiencing autonomous driving for the first time. As in the past, anyone can participate through public recruitment. Participants will participate in a preliminary round using a simulation, and 10 teams will be selected to advance to the semi-finals and beyond based on their results in the preliminary round.
The Advanced Class is a class for advanced players, mainly for those who have achieved excellent results in past competitions. Participating teams will be given many opportunities to use actual vehicles and aim for more advanced autonomous driving. Participating teams will be determined by the management based on their performance in past tournaments, etc.
Teams participating in this class will be exempt from qualifying. In addition, in the finals, scoring and ranking will be done separately from the challenge class.
Participation qualifications/participation fee
- There are no restrictions on students or working adults for the challenge class. Participation fee is free.
- Participation is by team (no limit on number of people, one person is also accepted).
Recognition
The following special awards will be established with the aim of encouraging knowledge sharing among participants and improving the overall level. Information on how to apply will be announced at a later date on the official website of the Autonomous Driving AI Challenge.
Special Award ①: Community Contribution Award/Public Relations Award
Purpose: The purpose is to encourage community activities and public relations activities.
Method: Winners will be determined by comprehensively considering activities on SNS and events held.
Prize money: Total 400,000 yen
Special Award ②: Presentation Award
Purpose: The purpose is to make the presentations given at the awards ceremony more advanced.
Method: Participants are invited to make presentations, evaluated from multiple axes, and award recipients are determined.
Prize money: Total 300,000 yen
About the exchange meeting
In order to revitalize the community for this tournament, we will hold a networking event on Friday, June 6st. Conference participants and members of the press can participate.
Postscript: The application period for the networking event has now closed. Thank you very much for your many applications.
We are still accepting registrations for the tournament, so please feel free to register. Registration for the tournament has now closed.
Event Outline
Event name: Japan Automotive AI Challenge2024 Exchange Meeting
Dates: June 21, 2024 (Fri) 17:00～21:00
Venue: City Circuit Tokyo Bay
Contents: EV racing cart test drive event
Autonomous driving lecture by Yutaka Kondo
buffet party
Instructor introduction:
Yutaka Kondo
Tier IV Engineer Co., Ltd., ROSCon JP executive committee member, Ph.D. (engineering)
Book "Let's start next generation robot programming with ROS2"
https://gihyo.jp/book/2019/978-4-297-10742-0
Management system
- Organized by: Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
- Sponsors: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (UTmobI), Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, Japan Deep Learning Association, ITS Japan
- Special Sponsor:
- Competition Sponsor: We are looking for companies and organizations that agree with the purpose of this competition and would like to sponsor goods and operating funds. Detail isContactPlease contact us.
