Self-driving Audi RS7 aims for 149 mph in driver-free race lap

For all the attention that Google has garnered with its push for self-driving cars, it's actually the auto industry — and arguably Audi in particular — that has made the most progress in the past year on the technology. Audi has been tinkering with various levels of automated vehicles for years, and just a few months ago became the first automaker to receive a California license for self-driving vehicle testing.

This weekend, Audi will attempt to show just how far it's technology has come by putting a modified Audi RS7 sedan through a one-lap, top-speed test around a German race track without input from a driver. Its testing suggests the 560-hp screamer will hit 149 mph — setting a new speed record for a car that doesn't need a human touching the wheel.