Student Programs

SAE AutoDrive Challenge

SAE International (SAE) and General Motors (GM) have established the AutoDrive Challenge™, a student competition focusing on autonomous vehicles. This event is a four-year competition, started in 2017, to develop and demonstrate a full autonomous driving passenger vehicle. The technical goal of the competition is to navigate an urban driving course in an automated driving mode as described by SAE Standard (J3016) level 4 definition by year four.

Complimentary Software

MathWorks provides complimentary software for this competition. If your team is participating in this competition and needs software, fill out the software request form.

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MATLAB and Simulink

Racing Lounge

Discover basics of MATLAB and Simulink and in-depth information on automotive development in this continuously evolving video series.

Video Tutorials for Your Team

Interactive Online Tutorials

Learn by doing! Our two-hour online courses provide a hands-on learning environment where you will interact with a web-based version of MATLAB and receive instant and contextual feedback.

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Physical Modeling Video Tutorials

Get started modeling, simulating, and analyzing automotive systems with these free training materials.

Making Vehicles and Robots See

Get started with practical approaches to design perception algorithms using these free training materials.

Code Generation Video Tutorials

Learn how to convert MATLAB functions and Simulink models to C/C++ code.

Autonomous Navigation

Learn the fundamental concepts of navigation for autonomous systems.

ROS Implementation

Learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink to implement software solutions for robots and unmanned vehicles.