Japanese student team ARES tops ERC prelims, aims for world championship
4310sy · x · 2026-08-23
Japanese student team ARES Project (members from Tohoku Univ and Keio Univ) announced they passed the world preliminaries of the European Rover Challenge (ERC) 2026 in 1st place out of 124 teams, marking the first time a Japanese team has reached the finals. They are currently fundraising for development costs with the goal of winning Japan's first world championship. Their autonomous driving algorithm has become significantly refined over the last two years.
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