It’s called the Robocar, and no, it doesn’t come from Detroit.

It will be racing next year, against others of its ilk. A competition of driverless racecars will be an added attraction to the 2018 Formula E race. It’ll be called Roborace, and held on exactly the same race track as the Formula E championship.

The Robocar is designed by Daniel Simon, Roborace’s chief designer. The cars used in the films ‘Tron: Legacy’ and ‘Captain America’ are his brainchildren, and he has worked with Lotus on custom racecar liveries and motorcycle designs.

Simon’s Robocar is 975kg of carbon fiber, with four electric motors powered by a 540 kilowatt battery. Launch speed has not been revealed, but, being a high-tuned electric, it must be considerable. The Robocar’s top speed is apparently 200MPH, though. The Robocar’s overall design will apparently be ubiquitous for Roborace, with only the software used and vehicle cosmetics distinguishing each team.

How does it negotiate a race track? The answer is in the Robocar’s 24 trillion per-second artificial intelligence operations, which process incoming information from AI cameras, satellite positioning, and various sensors and radars for orientation and reaction information. For the human-engineer competitors, the trick is for each to outdo the others in software design; speed is essential, of course, but as essential are reaction time, driving style, ability to negotiate contingencies, and strategic considerations.

A test of the driverless race was held about ten days ago, in Buenos Aires. Two cars competed, with one not driving directly into a barrier wall. Things can only improve.