The Dallara AV-21

AV-21 Platform

The official vehicle of the Indy Autonomous Challenge is the Dallara-built AV-21 that has been retrofitted with hardware and controls to enable automation. It is a modifi ed version of the Indy Lights IL-15 chassis retro fitted with a package of automated vehicle sensors and computers. The engine is a 4 Piston Racing-built Honda K20C.

The Dallara AV-21 is a collaboration between Dallara’s Italian headquarters in Varano Melegari (Parma) and Dallara IndyCar Factory in Speedway, Indiana.

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The AV-21’s sensors include 3 Luminar Hydra LiDARs, 3 Aptiv Medium Range Radars, and 6 Mako G-319 Cameras. In total, these sensors provide redundant 360 coverage and over 200m of sensing range.

LiDARs (3):

  • Luminar Hydra H3

  • Maximum range: 500m

  • Range precision: 1cm

  • Horizontal FoV: 120°

  • Scan rate: 640 lines/s

RADARs (3):

  • Sides: Aptiv MRR1

  • Front: Aptiv ESR2.5

Camera (6):

  • Mako G-319C

  • Max Resolution: 2064 (H) × 1544 (V)

  • Spectral range: 300 to 1100 nm

  • Max. frame rate at full resolution: 37.6 fps