Sebastian Thrun
Founder and Executive Chairman, Udacity
Self-Driving Car Fundamentals: Featuring Apollo
Identify key parts of self-driving cars, utilize Apollo HD Map, localization, perception, prediction, planning and control, and start the learning path of building a self-driving car.
- Course
- 4.8 (21)
- Updated: Mar 7, 2022
Free Course
Self-Driving Car Fundamentals: Featuring Apollo
Prerequisites
0 prerequisites
No prior technical experience required.
You will need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.
Course Outline
- 8 lessons
Program Instructors
10 instructors
Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:
David Silver
Staff Software Engineer at Kodiak Robotics
Jinghao Miao
Sr.Engineering Manager, Apollo Platform
David Zhou
Head of Product, Apollo Platform
Ning Qu
Chief Architect, Head of CarOS
Weide Zhang
Senior Architect, Apollo Platform
Kecheng Xu
Software Engineer, Apollo Platform
Liangliang Zhang
Software Engineer, Apollo Platform
Sebastian Thrun
Founder and Executive Chairman, Udacity
David Silver
Staff Software Engineer at Kodiak Robotics
Jingao Wang
Sr. Director, Apollo Platform
Jinghao Miao
Sr.Engineering Manager, Apollo Platform
David Zhou
Head of Product, Apollo Platform
Ning Qu
Chief Architect, Head of CarOS
Weide Zhang
Senior Architect, Apollo Platform
Kecheng Xu
Software Engineer, Apollo Platform
Liangliang Zhang
Software Engineer, Apollo Platform
Qi Luo
Software Engineer, Apollo Platform
Reviews
Average Rating: 4.8 (21 Reviews)
This is the perfect course for getting started with autonomous driving.
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Hyunsuk Park
Sep 1, 2026
Thank you, this course is very informative
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Melih Yesil
Aug 25, 2026
very good!
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ANUSKA MONDAL
Aug 16, 2026
it was good
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Phani Vanamadi
Jul 9, 2026
This program provided a strong foundation in the fundamentals of self-driving cars. I learned the core concepts behind autonomous vehicles, including how the different systems work together to enable self-driving technology. Thank you to Udacity for making this course available as a free resource. It was well-structured, easy to follow, and a valuable learning experience for beginners interested in autonomous driving.
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Kishore Ram
Jul 7, 2026
Free Course
Self-Driving Car Fundamentals: Featuring Apollo