Last year, quadriplegic former Indy Racing League drive Sam Schmidt was presented with the nation’s first autonomous vehicle restricted driver’s license. By May, Schmidt was racing semi-autonomous (SAM) cars with Mario Andretti. Driving the SAM car that was developed when Arrow Electronics and medical researchers found a way to make it possible for quadriplegic drivers to drive […]
Former Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt hasn’t let an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down 17 years ago keep him from competing on the track. On Saturday, Schmidt is scheduled at 12:35 p.m. ET before the IndyCar Grand Prix in Indiana to go head-to-head against another former Indy driver Mario Andretti, […]
After crashing during a practice lap at the Walt Disney World SpeedWay in Orlando and severely injuring his spinal cord, former Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt was told he would never be able to move his arms or legs again. The accident left Schmidt paralyzed from the waist down. Nearly 16 years later, Schmidt was […]
