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Driverless race cars are here

Get ready for "a new breed of motorsport," said Nick Summers at Engadget. The Robocar, unveiled at last month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is a fully electric, sensor-loaded self-driving race car that can top 200 mph. (Courtesy Roborace) It's the creation of London-based startup Roborace, which hopes to organize the world's first driverless racing series.

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