SportTechie · Nov 15, 2017
Semi-Autonomous Car Can Go 190 Miles Per Hour
Last year, quadriplegic former Indy Racing League drive Sam Schmidt was presented with the nation’s first autonomous vehicle restricted driver’s license. By May, Schmidt was racing semi-autonomous (SAM) cars with Mario Andretti.
Driving the SAM car that was developed when Arrow Electronics and medical researchers found a way to make it possible for quadriplegic drivers to drive only using head movements, Schmidt is now able to go 190 miles per hour.
The record speed was achieved during a Veterans Day demonstration at Aviation Nation, the annual airshow hosted by the U.S. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The old record in the car was 152 mph, which Schmidt set in 2016.