Incredible footage shows a self driving racecar hurtling around the streets of Rome

It's a stunning demonstration of what self driving car can (and can't) do. This incredible footage shows Devbot, an autonomous racing car being developed to star in its own AI race series, hurtling around the streets of Rome with no driver at the wheel. It goes head to head with pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck on the closed road circuit, which was later used for the Formula E Rome race - and fails to beat the human driver. Now you see it... pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck (pictured) competed against the Roborace Devbot car's AI - driving the car himself before leaving the car to it Now you see it... pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck (right) competed against the Roborace Devbot car which can also drive itself (left) The Devbot electric car used in the race can be piloted by a human or by AI. The all-electric DevBot weighs about 2,200 pounds, and boasts 550 horsepower. Because the car is electric, that power comes on instantaneously, and each wheel has its own motor.