The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), F1’s governing body, says it will employ computer vision technology at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Drivers know the exact lines to take through corners to get optimal lap times, but sometimes racers go out of bounds when trying to gain an advantage, and officials must check that cars stay within the limits. track. Four people had to review around 1,200 possible violations at the Austrian Grand Prix in July, and some track limits violations went unpunished at the United States Grand Prix in October. The FIA hopes to reduce the number of possible infringements that officials review manually to around 50 per race.
Oh, and a flurry of deals on the usual suspect devices. Black Friday goes to Black Friday.
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