Together with the launch of JetPack 5.0, we're releasing a beta version of the F1TENTH driver stack on ROS 2 Foxy.
New Features:
- Full ROS 2 integration.
- Porting of VESC drivers to ROS 2.
- IMU messages are now available from the onboard IMU on VESC.
- Removal of
throttle_interpolator
node for better handling of speed control, more responsive driving, the car no longer coasts when publishing a 0 speed. - New implementation of the mux node for better message pass through.
- Reorganization of topics, now publishing and subscribing are more streamlined.
- Docker containerized version of the driver stack.