F1 made a visually-impaired fan’s day by getting to be in the backseat of 2 seater f1 car.(v.redd.it)
submitted 5.225086291152263y ago by bennetfoxy
King_of_the_Dot6 points5y ago
I just have something in both eyes.
bennetfoxy [OP]1 points5y ago
<hugs tight> s'ok. 😃
bondolo3 points5y ago
I worked on the Stanford/Audi autonomous car project for a couple of years. Shelley is an autonomous race car and holds the record for autonomous ascent of Pikes Peak. I was able to bring a blind friend who is an auto and racing enthusiast for one of our track days at at Thunderhill raceway and he was able to experience Shelley going through her paces at 70% of racing speeds. It is not safe for any human to be inside the vehicle at full speed, a robot does not race like a human and the lateral G forces would leave you battered and bruised after even only a couple of laps. I wasn't able to handle more than 50% myself without getting carsick! For him it was quite an adventure to enjoy this unique racing experience even though he had previously been a pilot on poker rally road racing.
From the commentary it looks like the guy in this video got a great experience that even took him out of his comfort zone. He probably wants to do it again!
bennetfoxy [OP]1 points5y ago
If I didn't have chronic nausea to deal with, that sounds fun taking a ride with the robot! I love G forces and I am a total adrenaline junkie! 😃
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