I don’t disagree that the racing itself could be more exciting in that scenario, but without the human element, I just don’t think people would stay interested

> I just don’t think people would stay interested

Make fake AI drivers with a backstory and AI-generated faces and stories and people won't see the difference

People like expensive crashes. Just look at Facebook:p

I think we could already run them from simulators cockpits. So just throw in a few cameras and network and let the rules to be lose.

There was an attempt that failed.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32183567