We are pleased to announce the official start of the CEC-2009 Simulated Car Racing Competition with the publication of the competition rules and the availability of the competition software.

Leaflet: http://tinyurl.com/scrcec2009

The competition goal is the design of a controller for a racing car that will compete on a set of unknown tracks first alone (against the clock) and then against other drivers. The controllers perceive the racing environment through a number of sensors that describe the relevant features of the car surroundings (e.g., the track limits, the position of near-by obstacles), of the car state (the fuel level, the engine RPMs, the current gear, etc.), and the current game state (lap time, number of lap, etc.). The controller can perform the typical driving actions (changing gear, accelerate, break, steering the wheel, etc.)

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: May 8th 2009
• Conference: May 18th-21st 2009

Competition Software

The competition software, including the servers for Linux & Windows, the C++ and Java clients, can be downloaded from the competition webpage:

http://cig.dei.polimi.it/?page_id=80

For inquiries send an email to championship2009@ieee-cig.org or visit the Car Racing Google Group at

http://groups.google.com/group/racingcompetition

Organizers

• Daniele Loiacono (Politecnico di Milano)
• Julian Togelius (IDSIA)
• Pier Luca Lanzi (Politecnico di Milano)