1. DARPA Grand Challenge: This is an annual competition aimed at advancing self-driving car technology. It challenges teams to develop autonomous vehicles that can navigate without any human intervention across a difficult course.
2. Formula SAE: Also known as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Formula Student, this competition challenges student teams to design, build, and race an open-wheel race car.
3. Shell Eco-marathon: This competition invites students to design and build ultra-energy-efficient cars that can travel the furthest distance using the least amount of energy.
4. World Solar Challenge: This is a bi-annual competition in which teams from around the world race solar-powered cars across a 3,000 km track in the Australian outback.
5. Roborace: This is the world’s first driverless electric racing series, where teams compete using autonomous vehicles that are equipped with advanced sensors and technologies.
6. Automotive X-Prize: This competition challenged teams to design and build production-capable vehicles that could travel 100 miles on a gallon of fuel or its equivalent.
7. Electrathon: This is a competition that challenges students to design and build electric vehicles that can travel the greatest distance within an allotted time using a limited amount of battery power.
8. Bridgestone World Solar Challenge: This is a solar-powered car race spanning across the Australian continent. The challenge aims to promote sustainable vehicle development.
9. Urban Challenge: This competition by DARPA seeks to develop autonomous vehicles capable of safely navigating through urban areas.
10. EcoCAR Challenge: This is a three-year competition that challenges teams to re-engineer a General Motors vehicle with advanced propulsion systems, energy storage, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies.
