Prospects of Autonomous Vehicle Learning Kits in Education Systems

The Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are a self-driving vehicle capable of sensing its environment and operating with minimal or no human intervention converting into a fully or partially automated vehicle. These automated vehicles have great potential to revolutionize the automotive industry and our daily...

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Published inInformation Systems Education Journal Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 32 - 38
Main Authors Bajracharya, Biju, Khan, Mohammad Shoeb
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals 01.03.2023
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence
Barriers
Capstone Experiences
Computer Science Education
Computer Software
Course Descriptions
Curriculum Development
Educational Benefits
Engineering Education
Information Technology
Interdisciplinary Approach
Labor Force Development
Learning Activities
Motor Vehicles
Skilled Workers
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are a self-driving vehicle capable of sensing its environment and operating with minimal or no human intervention converting into a fully or partially automated vehicle. These automated vehicles have great potential to revolutionize the automotive industry and our daily lives. Thus, they are receiving a lot of attention from automotive industries, governments, suppliers, educational sectors, researchers, and many other stakeholders. According to global financial service firm UBS, the AV market could reach more than $2 trillion by 2030. These projections will become reality if enough skilled workforces are produced with a high level of broad technical competencies specifically for the automotive environment. This will also require consumer education on AVs that could bring all the comfort and excitement across all segments of the population. This brings a substantial opportunity for the educational sectors in generating the workforce required in AV sectors by enhancing the existing curricula in the areas related to AVs or developing a cross-disciplinary course or capstone project that could expose students with a technical background in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechatronics. Since AV has many technologies involved, it is challenging to design an appropriate curriculum and provide hands-on activities. Small-scale learning kits may be an affordable and effective solution for introductory courses on AVs or for beginners. This paper will discuss the use of those widely available small-scale learning kits, their benefits, and their challenges.