# Interview with IAC race winner Team TUM

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2021-10-26
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum

## Summary

Alex Wischnewski, team lead for the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Autonomous Motorsports team, discusses winning the 2021 Indy Autonomous Challenge. He details the logistical challenges of operating a remote team across time zones during the pandemic, the technical difficulties of driving identical chassis at 136 mph, and the critical role of sensor synchronization and GPS reliability in autonomous racing.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=0) Introduction and Event Overview
- [4:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=271) Race Day Challenges and Accidents
- [9:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=581) Robotics Industry News
- [30:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=1800) Team Formation and Logistics
- [37:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=2267) Technical Challenges of High-Speed Autonomous Driving
- [44:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-10-26-interview-with-iac-race-winner-team-tum#t=2695) Future of Autonomous Racing and Talent Development

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Technical University of Munich (company)
- Indy Autonomous Challenge (other)
- ABB (company)
- Asti Mobile Robotics (company)
- Fabric (company)
- High Robotics (company)
- SoftBank Robotics Europe (company)
- TE Connectivity (company)
- PolyMove (company)
- Euro Racing (company)
- RoboRace (other)
- Waymo (company)
- Cruise (company)
- Lidar (chip)
- Radar (chip)
- GPS (chip)

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