Last year, quadriplegic former Indy Racing League drive Sam Schmidt was presented with the nation’s first autonomous vehicle restricted driver’s license. By May, Schmidt was racing semi-autonomous (SAM) cars with Mario Andretti.
Driving the SAM car that was developed when Arrow Electronics and medical researchers found a way to make it possible for quadriplegic drivers to drive only using head movements, Schmidt is now able to go 190 miles per hour.
The record speed was achieved during a Veterans Day demonstration at Aviation Nation, the annual airshow hosted by the U.S. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.