Our Involvement
General Motors and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) have organized the AutoDrive Challenge™ II, a prestigious intercollegiate competition that sees teams develop and demonstrate an autonomous driving vehicle to be used in urban scenarios as defined by the SAE Standard (J3016™) Level 4 automation. Wisconsin Autonomous was one of ten North American universities selected. The criteria for selection was primarily based on previous work and the availability of resources to complete the challenge (students, funding, infrastructure, etc.). General Motors will generously donate each team a Chevy Bolt EUV to be used as the physical competition test bed. As a five-year challenge, it has been imperative to have strong support from the University and sponsors.
Our Progress
We just finished Year 4 of the five year competition. Year 1 focused on preparing, designing, and implementing software destined for testing on the physical car, giving a foundation for Years 2-5. Year 2 had a focus on interface development on the Chevy Bolt EUV. This includes localization, controls, and integrating it all into the vehicle along with Year 1’s perception stack. Years 3 and 4 were spent updating and improving the existing infrastructure of the car to address the increasing complex challenges given to us. Year 5 will be focused on making a reliable minimum viable product with a robust operational design domain.
Accolades
Year 1
- 3rd place – Project Management
Year 2
- 3rd place – Overall Dynamic
- 2nd place – Overall Static
- 1st place – Project Leadership
- 3rd Place – Intersection Challenge
- 3rd Place – Vehicle Integration challenge
Year 3
- 2nd place – Construction Challenge
- 3rd place – Mobility Innovation Series
Year 4
- 2nd place – Overall
- 2nd place – Overall Dynamic
- 1st place – Design Your Own Challenge
- 2nd place – 99% Buy Off Ride Challenge
- 3rd place – Localization Challenge
- 2nd place – Project Management
Who’s Involved?
We are excited to compete with nine other teams in the competition!
- Kettering University
- Michigan Technological University
- North Carolina A&T University
- The Ohio State University
- Penn State University
- Texas A&M University
- Virginia Tech
- University of Toronto
- Queens University