Self Driving Car Engineer

Self Driving Car Engineer

Category:
automotive / doer/maker / ENGINEERING / MANUFACTURING / STEM Careers / TRADES /

Self driving car engineers design, build, test, and improve autonomous vehicles (cars that can drive without a human).

VIRTUAL JOB SHADOW

Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see what a day in the life of a Self Driving Car Engineer is like.

A critical function of self driving car engineers is path planning. Here’s how to get started:

STEP 1: Go to the 2 minute mark in the virtual job shadow video above.

STEP 2: Take notes – what is a path plan, and what are the components of a path plan? (you can stop the video at the 3 minute mark)

STEP 3: Create your own path plan for an autonomous vehicle (hand drawn, or using a free technology tool like Canva). Your path plan should include:

  • Start point
  • End point
  • Obstacles
  • Speed
  • Prediction 
  • Behavior 
  • Trajectory 

STEP 4: Share your path plan in the Student Showcase to build your resume