IndyCar to make racecar telemetry data live to the public

IndyCar, together with the company Cosworth, will make telemetric data from race cars, such as speed and fuel consumption, available live to race fans. Wimax technology is used in the cars for this. The data can be viewed via a mobile app.

Cosworth has been using wireless technology in IndyCar race cars for some time to send telemetry data to, in particular, the teams in the pit lane and the race organizers, but with the introduction of Cosworth Live on Air, this data should also be available to the race fan next to the track and at home. come. With the help of sensors and wimax, a wireless technology that is little used anymore, racing cars will make the data more widely accessible from now on.

Enthusiasts of IndyCar car racing in the US can now monitor telemetric data such as speed, fuel consumption and tire pressure directly via the IndyCar14 app. This mobile application was developed by IndyCar together with the mobile operator Verizon. According to the developers of the technology, racing fans become even more involved in the performance of their teams and gain more insight into, for example, the tactics used during an IndyCar race. Such technology is not yet available to the general public in Formula 1.