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Sam schmidt, is a former indycar driver, who was severely injured and paralyzed from the shoulders down following a racing accident 21 years ago. using a specially adapted car, sam wears a headset that detects his head motions to steer, while to accelerate and brake he inhales and exhales though a small tube. he can now race again at speeds of 320 kilometres per hour and is making his uk debut at the goodwood festival of speed. i never would have thought i would have driven ever before, let alon...

Accident four months later. sam, can you look left? look right. look centre. perfect. i have a store in my mouth that i blow to go and i suck to stop. the camera is directly in front of me, they read off the helmet movement and that is what turns it. i cant really focus on where it goes. are you ready? you have control. push and drive. this technology really has the capability to change the world. i am really excited about the future. not only what the opportunities that technology offers everyb...

BBC News Quadriplegic driver makes Goodwood Festival racing debut Close Former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt was paralysed from the shoulders down in a racing accident in 2000. Now, 21 years later, he is making his debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed in a semi-autonomous car that is controlled with head movements for turns and "sip-and-puff" control for acceleration. Mr Schmidt founded and co-owns the Arrow McClaren SP, which has won 12 IndyCar races. In 2013, he partnered with a team of engineer...

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Former F1 drivers see European interest growing in IndyCar FREE NEWSLETTERS Marcus Ericsson considered racing in America even before his Formula One contract expired. The Indianapolis 500 debut of Fernando Alonso four years ago intrigued the young Swedish driver, and when he started watching, he saw a tight, entertaining open-wheel series where anyone could win. So when Ericsson became a free agent he moved to IndyCar for the 2019 season with Sam Schmidt’s team. He wasn’t retained after McL...

“I've almost ran out of words to describe the feeling in this entire process,” former Indy race car driver Sam Schmidt told Harry Smith on TODAY Wednesday.

Arrow Electronics has launched the Cookie Box Innovation Challenge with Girl Scouts of Colorado, offering girls the...