Intro to Self-Driving Cars

Teacher

admin

Level

Entry-Level

Prerequisites

Some experience with programming — writing short scripts in any programming language — and algebra is required. You should feel comfortable reading and modifying code that you are given, but it’s all right if solving problems in code is still challenging.

Course Duration

4 months

Udacity current price ( USD)

1356

Career Focus

This program does not focus on job preparation. While many of the skills you learn are foundational skills for a career in self-driving cars, the goal of the program is for you to master the core skills necessary so you can progress to the advanced curriculum. When you graduate, you’ll be fully prepared for our Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program, which is designed to prepare you for a career in the field. So, if you are new to the field of self-driving cars, then you can consider this a 2-stage path to career readiness.

Target Audience

If you’re interested in self-driving cars, and already have a basic understanding of programming and algebra, then this program is right for you! If you’re considering a career in this amazing field, but don’t yet possess all the skills and experience necessary to start applying for jobs today, this program will be your first step toward a self-driving car career. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared for our career-ready Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program, where you’ll learn everything you need to know to launch your career.

General Curriculum)

In this program, you’ll sharpen your Python skills, apply C++, apply matrices and calculus in code, and touch on computer vision and machine learning. These concepts will be applied to solving self-driving car problems. At the end, you’ll be ready for our Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program!

Skill Covered

N/A

Tools

What They Need: A computer that can run the below programs
What They Will Use/Learn: Python, C++

Projects

- Joy Ride – write code for a simulated vehicle around a text track
- 2D Histogram Filter in Python
- Translate Python to C++
- Performant C++
- Planning an Optimal Path
- Trajectory Visualizer
- Image Classifier from Scratch