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It’s been nearly four months since we first learned about Roborace, the driverless racing series being started up by Formula E and the FIA. During a talk at Oxford University today, though, Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag did let one detail slip: Daniel Simon, the same man that gave us the light cycles in Tron: Legacy, is helping design the cars of Roborace.

That appears to be all that Agag said about the new supporting series during the talk (though it seems the series has also been promoting Simon’s involvement as a way to lure new hires). But it’s enough to make your mind run wild. Imagining what a driverless racing car will look like was already a fun exercise, but adding someone like Simon — who has also worked for Bugatti, designed…

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http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/18/11045278/roborace-car-design-tron-light-cycles-autonomous