FIA Formula E 2016-17 champion Lucas di Grassi has been named CEO of Roborace, the world's first driverless electric race series that will run as a support series at Formula E ePrix events."Roborace cannot be traditional motorsport. Motorsport will have to split into the pure sport and a technology-driven series,...

Motorsport is the ideal incubator for new technologies, and with the advent of autonomous cars on the domestic market, mixing the two makes a lot of sense, despite many conservative fans' disdain for races without drivers.To be run as a support category at Formula E events, Roborace will pitch teams...