About the car

Named after the imposing Punta d'Aurona on the Swiss-Italian Border, aurona would innovate upon and perfect the design DNA of its predecessor. To counter the removal of Powered Ground Effect an impressive goal of reducing the car weight by 18kg was charted and achieved. AMZ's 18th car would be powered by new M14 electric motors (43.5kW) through a two stage coupled planetary gearbox housed in an SLM 3D printed packaging. aurona would feature topology optimized rockers transferring suspension forces to a hybrid mode decoupled suspension for optimal grip. Capable of autonomous driving as well, it would be controlled by a modular pipeline robust to sensor failure and allowing for planner and controller interchangeability for maximum performance. Off the car, an in house developed ROS2 simulator and a whole suite of custom tools for data analysis would enable safe validation and intricate tuning of the car. aurona would lead a prolific campaign winning the overall championship at Formula Student Switzerland and Formula Student Germany, winning the Engineering Design award at all four competitions and the Driverless Engineering Design award at FSG along with a slew of various awards on track.