Racing Across the Outback (Without Stopping for Gas)

Stanford solar car team members who built and raced Luminos, Stanford’s 2013 entry in the World Solar Challenge talk with Prof Chris Gerdes on the challenges of building a vehicle from the ground up in 18 months, transforming from a design team to a race team and some of the most memorable moments racing across the outback. Students Wesley Ford, Luminos Team Director, Darren Chun, mechanical team, Anna Olson, mechanical team and Luminos driver, Max Praglin, electrical and strategy team and Jamie Goldfield, composites lead discuss their transformative, hands-on experience with Luminos.