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92 Report | CES 2022 from the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Alabama won the championship and the $150,000 grand prize at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from among a field of five teams from five countries representing seven universities. TUM Autonomous Motorsport from the Technische Universitat Munchen took second place and with it, $50,000. The competition started with a qualifying round based on time trials, with teams running one at a time on the track that seeded them for the one-to-one head-to-head passing competition. All teams raced using the Dallara AV-21 autonomous racecar, which integrates three Hydra Lidar sensors from Luminar to provide 360 º long- range sensing and awareness for safe autonomy at high speeds. In addition to winning first place, PoliMove set the fastest speed record on an oval of 173 mph. Meanwhile Halo, a driverless car service remotely piloted using T-Mobile’s 5G network, served as the official pace car, to lead each set of teams off the pit lane in a 65-80 mph warm-up lap before the start of each round. ThunderSoft, a developer of intelligent operating system products and solutions, introduced its ThunderSoft SmartParking solution, which combines ultrasonic and visual sensors (the AK2 and HDR surround cameras, respectively) and algorithms to enable efficient autonomous parking capabilities across a range of scenarios. It is designed to combine the sensors and algorithms on cars and parking lots to identify parking lines and output locations and routes to available parking spaces, with a success rate of up to 98%, even when direct line of sight to parking lines is blocked by other vehicles. Algorithms for real-time planning, correction and exploratory decision-making are key to this, as well as to enabling accurate parking in narrow spaces. Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) and 42air, the US subsidiary of South Korean start-up 42dot specialising in autonomous Transport as a Service, signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop maritime delivery services using the former’s hydrogen-electric UAVs. 42air has made deliveries to ships on the Mississippi River in compliance with Part 107 regulations, and now eyes expansion into BVLOS shore- to-ship logistics using heavier and faster vehicles than Part 107’s current allowances. Such future operations are planned for ships in anchorages around the Port of Los Angeles and to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. DMI and 42air together plan to develop a service model including specification and integration of fuel cell power systems, software for autonomy and logistics, cargo handling systems, and other technologies and processes. DMI’s hydrogen-powered fuel cell DS30 multi-rotor UAV can stay airborne for up to 2 hours and carry payloads of up to 5 kg within an MTOW of 24.9 kg for compliance with Part 107 and similar regulations. It can hold up to 10.8 litres of hydrogen gas, and its fuel cell outputs up to 2.6 kW of power. DMI also announced a partnership with the Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas) to demonstrate its DS30 UAV system, which through its hydrogen fuel cell powerpack can achieve up to 120 minutes of flight time and carry up to 11 lb (5 kg) of payload. April/May 2022 | Unmanned Systems Technology The TUM Autonomous Motorsport racing at the Indy Autonomous Challenge at Las Vegas Doosan Mobility Innovation’s DS30 UAV