Audi's result autonomous RS 7 to hit 150 mph on track laps

Audi will showcase the state of its autonomous driving technology with an extreme RS 7 demonstration at Germany's Hockenheim circuit.

The Sportback will be pushed "to its physical limits" on the racetrack, likely nearing 150 mph, all without a human driver behind the wheel.

"As its sophisticated sensors guide it around the challenging circuit, the RS 7 Sportback piloted driving concept car will be approximately as fast as with a professional racing driver at the wheel," the company promises.

Initial tests suggest the self-driving car will complete its lap of the 2.8-mile track in under two minutes.

The feat will be broadcast via live stream on October 19 at 12:45pm, as a sideshow for the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) finale.