Start on the road to a Self-Driving Car career

Self-driving cars are the future of smart transportation, and this introductory program is the perfect way to start your journey to a self-driving car career! This program enables anyone with minimal programming experience to learn the essentials of programming a self-driving car, from machine learning to object-oriented programming to probabilistic robotics. You will learn how to solve problems in both Python and C++ as you discover what makes self-driving cars possible.

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 earn guaranteed enrollment into our Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program. This program will fully 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.

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 will be ready for the Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program, where you'll learn everything you need to know to launch your career.

The Intro to Self-Driving Cars Nanodegree program is an intermediate program open to anyone with an interest in autonomous systems and some programming and/or quant background. The Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program is an advanced program focusing on in-depth knowledge of autonomous systems. The program is designed for those with moderate to high programming, technical, and/or quant skills.

No. This Nanodegree program accepts all applicants regardless of experience and specific background.

Students should have some experience with programming—writing short scripts in a programming language—and be comfortable with algebra. You should also feel comfortable reading and modifying code that you are given, with the understanding that solving problems in code may still be challenging.

We have a number of Nanodegree programs and free courses that can help you prepare, including: Intro to Computer Science, Programming Foundations with Python, Linear Algebra Refresher, Intro to Programming Nanodegree Program.

The Intro to Self Driving Cars Nanodegree program is comprised of content and curriculum to support eight (8) projects. Once you subscribe to a Nanodegree program, you will have access to the content and services for the length of time specified by your subscription. We estimate that students can complete the program in four (4) months working 10 hours per week.

Each project will be reviewed by the Udacity reviewer network. Feedback will be provided and if you do not pass the project, you will be asked to resubmit the project until it passes.

Access to this Nanodegree program runs for the length of time specified in your subscription plan. See the Terms of Use and FAQ for other policies around the terms of access to our Nanodegree programs.

Please see the Udacity Nanodegree program FAQs found here for policies on enrollment in our programs.

Students who graduate from the Intro to Self-Driving Cars nanodegree program should consider the Self-Driving Car Engineer, Robotics Software Engineer, or Flying Car nanodegree programs.

For this Nanodegree program, you will need to the minimum equipment requirements outlined here: https://www.udacity.com/tech-requirements.

The following versions are taught in this program (subject to update):

• TensorFlow Version 1.3
• Keras version 2
• ROS Kinetic
• Python Version 3
• C++ Version 11