"Palmer Luckey's eyes light up, and he talks a mile a minute, when discussing his company's new recruiting event: the AI Grand Prix. This is a drone flying contest with a twist. Rather than humans operating drones, the drones must operate autonomously. The humans will be tested on their software-writing skills that cause the drones to outfly their competition. There are prizes ranging from a $500,000 pot to be spilt amongst the highest-scoring teams,"
"Luckey generally liked the idea but then said, "'Guys, that would be a really dumb thing for Anduril to sponsor. The whole point, our entire impetus and reason for being, is this pitch that autonomy has finally advanced to where you don't have to have a person micromanaging each drone,'" he recalled, then adding, "'What we should really do is sponsor a race that's about how well programmers and engineers can make a drone fly itself.'""
Anduril is running the AI Grand Prix, an autonomous drone racing competition that evaluates teams' software for piloting drones without human control. Competitors will program drones to navigate a contained course, with performance measured by flight speed and maneuvering that outfly rivals. Prizes include a $500,000 pot split among top teams, potential jobs at Anduril, and expedited recruitment opportunities. The event aims to identify and recruit skilled engineers capable of advancing autonomy. Teams will use drones built by Neros Technologies because Anduril's larger drones are too big for the Ohio finals' high-speed, contained course.
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