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Anki unveils major update to its iPhone-controlled toy race cars with smart AI

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Anki is revealing a major software update for its iPhone-controlled toy race cars which allow you to pit your driving skills against smart robotic cars.

The update is the first major upgrade for the innovative gaming product since it debuted on Oct. 23 for iOS users, and it is a reminder that Anki can completely overhaul its product through software upgrades. With Anki Drive, you use your iPhone to control a race car in competition with other artificial intelligence-driven cars speeding around a physical track. So far, consumers have driven more than 42 million laps with their Anki Drive cars.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.