Welcome!

Welcome to the course documentation page for ECE/MAE 148: Intro to Autonomous Vehicles at University of California, San Diego.

What you'll find here

This page will contain all of the necessary documentation for your 10-week class experience, including step-by-step documentation for every component of your individual and group deliverables, troubleshooting, final project documentation, and reference examples.

About this course

ECE/MAE 148 is a highly popular technical elective course for Engineering students across both disciplines. In this class you will receive invaluable hands-on experience in project-based learning as you work in teams to design, build and program a 1:10 scale robot vehicle capable of performing different tasks while autonomously driving, from simulation to deployment on your real, physical car. This won't be your usual classroom experience in that a majority of your learning will come from getting your hands dirty as opposed to written assignment exercises.

In 148, your success is contingent upon your willingness to put in the minimum time expected for a 4-unit class, and then some. For example, if your team consists of 4 members, that's 40 hours per week in combined team efforts to reach your objectives. In return, you will walk away with a set of real, crucial skills to set you apart from everyone else when it comes time for graduate school or career applications; in short, it's well worth it, and you'll have a lot of fun doing it.