Mobility
Electric Vehicle Grand Prix
EVGP
Build, optimise and race single-seat, three-wheel electric cars over a fixed 60 minutes at Al Ain, balancing outright pace against battery management.
Path 2 A2RL
Eight cutting-edge competitions across autonomous mobility, robotics, aerial systems and marine exploration - open to schools and universities worldwide.
About the programme
is the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League's talent pipeline — a global route from the classroom to the world's fastest autonomous racing league.
Across eight competitions, teams from schools and universities build, program and race real autonomous machines on land, in the air and underwater.
The programme exists to accelerate innovation, develop talent, and give the next generation of engineers a platform to prove what their code can do.
The Eight Competitions
A detailed overview of each competition. All competitions are team-based.
Showing all 8 competitions
Mobility
Junior Electric Vehicle Grand Prix
JEVGP
The programme's global debut for ages 11-14: a four-wheel plug-and-play kit capped at 40 kph, raced over 60 minutes of endurance.
Mobility
Autonomous EV Grand Prix
AEVGP
The EVGP car with the driver replaced by an AI pilot at up to 50 kph, using 3D LiDAR, a global-shutter camera, GPS-RTK and ultrasonic sensing.
Mobility
Autonomous Global EV Challenge
AGEVC
University teams race formula-style autonomous EVs at up to 160 kph, with active suspension and aero, dual LiDAR and Jetson edge computing.
Rover & Underwater ROV
UAE National Autonomous Rover Challenge
Ten teams assemble and program lunar-inspired rovers, progressing from remote driving to terrain mapping and autonomous waypoint navigation.
Rover & Underwater ROV
UAE National Underwater ROV Challenge
One team per Emirate builds, waterproofs and pilots an underwater ROV through inspection, retrieval and docking missions.
Drone & Autonomous Mobility
Autonomous Drone Competition
Program a HULA drone through an eight-stage autonomous mission in a 6 × 6 m arena, navigating entirely by AprilTag markers.
Drone & Autonomous Mobility
Autonomous Mobility Challenge
Two Quanser QCar2 cars share a track for three laps — the fastest clean time wins, with penalties counted against you.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility overview for schools and universities.
01
Schools
K-12 students with teacher supervision. Ideal for introducing robotics and autonomy fundamentals.
02
Universities
Undergraduate and postgraduate teams. Focus on technical depth, system integration, and competition readiness.
Key Dates
Your road from registration to the Grand Finals.
Registration & Activation
Register your team, get approved and unlock full access to the competition portal