A robotic car has broken the world speed record, reaching impressive speeds of 192.2mph (309.3kph). The car, developed by a team from the Politecnico di Milano, called PoliMOVE, is fully autonomous and took to the track on the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre this week. During the test drive, the racecar clocked speeds of 192.2mph (309.3kph), 'This test run was exhilarating, and we are thrilled with the world record, but we're also excited by the fact that this data will be made available to all, and the industry will benefit from our work and learnings,' said Professor Sergio Savaresi, team lead from the Politecnico di Milano. The car, developed by a team from the Politecnico di Milano, called PoliMOVE, is fully autonomous and took to the track on the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre this week The racecar previously took to the track on 7 January, during the Indy Autonomous Challenge in Las Vegas – the first head-to-head race between autonomous cars.

Self-driving cars have made their way to the raceway, but a Roborace in the UK took a wrong turn when one of the vehicles smashed right into a wall. The Acronis SIT Autonomous, operated by a Swiss team, was gearing up for the race when the AI hit the accelerator and made an unexpected turn to the right – hitting the pit-lane barrier. Six teams competed in a three-lap time-trial race with the self-driving, electric vehicles cruising through a mixed reality'metaverse.' This system navigates the cars through virtual obstacles that crews must avoid or lose points, but Acronis SIT Autonomous smacked into a real object before even making it past the starting line. The vehicle face planted into the cement blockade, smashing the front-end that holds the AI camera, LIDAR system and sensors that decide the direction of travel.