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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 alone 200 miles an hour. i have no use if anything below the shoulders. i really think the sky is the li...

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 can't 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 everybody but specifically people with disabilities. part of our goal on the engineering side has been to...

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 engineers at Arrow Electronics with the goal of getting him to drive a racing car again. Published

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