An autonomous vehicle competition is returning to the campus of Oakland University May 29 through June 1.
This year 32 U.S. and international teams are scheduled to compete, which will take place in Parking Lot 37 in the southwest area of OU’s campus.
Co-hosted by the OU School of Engineering and Computer Science, the competition attracts collegiate teams who design, build and program autonomous ground vehicles capable of navigating real-world driving scenarios.
The IGVC will introduce a new top performer award, presented to the team
demonstrating the strongest combined performance across both the autonomous navigation and self drive challenges. Each year, IGVC presents 18 cash awards and six honorary awards based on performance across three competition areas: autonomous navigation, self drive and the required design challenge.
“Each year, we continue to raise the level of challenge at IGVC to reflect what students will face in the real world,” said Jerry Lane, IGVC founder and co-chair. “The new certificate program and expanded driving challenges are generating tremendous excitement among students, while helping them develop the skills needed to design intelligent vehicles that can safely navigate complex environments.”
Admission is free and open to the public.