Fujitsu is supporting the event of Toyota Gazoo Racing’s new video evaluation system, utilizing its superior AI know-how. The system made its debut on the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps racing occasion, held from April 27 to 29 on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
Fujitsu’s sponsorship of Toyota Gazoo Racing, a participant within the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), started in 2022, throughout which it supported the creation of a video information evaluation system. This system, harnessing Fujitsu’s AI know-how, allows Toyota Gazoo Racing to adapt to evolving racing circumstances primarily based on real-time video information from vehicle-mounted cameras. The system is about to be carried out within the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans occasion in France from June 7 to 11.
In motorsports, Fujitsu is dedicated to growing applied sciences that improve crew efficiency, enrich the viewing expertise for followers, increase viewers engagement, and promote sustainable race administration. The insights and know-how gained by means of this collaboration will additional be employed to foster a safer transportation society and smarter cities.
Toyota Gazoo Racing, competing within the top-tier “Hypercar” class within the FIA WEC, has been more and more reliant on data-driven methods to optimize efficiency and win races. Despite the wealth of real-time information from a whole lot of sensors mounted on autos, the earlier method nonetheless depended closely on time-consuming information evaluations and video evaluation.
The newly developed video information evaluation program, powered by Fujitsu’s AI know-how, revolutionizes this method. It permits race crews to quickly assess and adapt racing methods in accordance with altering race circumstances, the place victory typically hinges on split-second choices and fast adaptation to rising challenges.
The AI-optimized program gives real-time video information evaluation from in-vehicle cameras, providing vital insights into the fast environment of the car. Fujitsu has additional fine-tuned the AI’s configuration parameters to make sure dependable video evaluation underneath various circumstances, together with at night time and through poor climate, thereby enhancing Toyota Gazoo Racing’s strategic capabilities throughout endurance races just like the FIA WEC.