The whole FE formula is still barely doable, they change cars half way because the batteries run out, can't be charged on the go, can't have batteries swapped out. It's planned to be this way for another four years.

I imagine many other parts of the current, and of the AI formula, are equally only just possible now.

Perhaps initially races will probably go for the 25-30min that one set of batteries lasts

For the same reason there's not a big market for robot fights, but then you have UFC, wrestling, boxing, etc with humans.

I see little future for this. If I wanted AI races I would just watch them on any F1 videogame from the last 5 years.

Totally different. I can care a lot about car makers competing in physical although autonomous cars with technology that will possibly make it into mine.

Watching a "simulation" that doesn't even simulate real motors? Where nothing can be fed back to car makers? No thanks.

(On the other hand and in a weird twist of irony I can enjoy cs matches and certain kinds of sports events where my home country has a fair chance of winning. :)