THE SELF-DRIVING CAR ENGINEER SYSTEM™️: Your Action Plan to Become a Self-Driving Car Engineer

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THE SELF-DRIVING CAR ENGINEER SYSTEM™️: Your Action Plan To Become a Self-Driving Car Engineer

The perfect self driving car course for any engineer looking to start in self-driving cars, learn about the technologies, and build an action plan to become a cutting-edge engineer.

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Are you tired of wandering from course to course, without really knowing where you're going?

Dear Aspiring Self-Driving Car Engineer,

If you'd like to learn the exact roadmap that helped me, and hundreds of my clients, design their path to working inside companies in the autonomous tech space, then this page will show you how.

Here's the story:

In 2017, I decided I'd become a self-driving car engineer!

After all... why not?
It's not only an incredible job title to have, but it's also a passionating industry, that has a tremendous potential, and great salary.
But more than this...
It felt magical.
I mean... building self-driving cars? That's a job from another planet!

To me, a consultant whose first job was to classify banking emails, it surely looked like heaven.

But the path wasn't so easy to get...

How do you become a self-driving car engineer?

Think about it. In 2017, the "hype" was maximum. The first online courses on the topic started to appear; many startups got created; so I saw an opportunity to pioneer the field.

I designed myself a curriculum, created a year long plan, and had one, and only one objective:

So as you see, I started accumulating skills, and even sharing them through articles, all leading to getting me discovered by companies.

And somehow, several months in the process... I got what I wanted!

Me in 2018, working as an autonomous shuttle engineer

Ok, so the "if" is solved, remains the "how".

How could me, you, or any engineer with some skills in AI, end up in a position to change jobs, and work as a self-driving car engineer?

For over a year, I basically burried myself into online courses. I was spending 20+ hours per week learning online, from OpenCV, to Tensorflow, to everything I needed to master the right set of technologies. And I tried. I applied for dozens of companies, got rejected from many, improved my profile, tried different job titles, tries to show course certificates, try to show portfolio projects, try to leverage my network, ...

I tried a lot of things that didn't work, and I also discovered a lot of things that did work.

Like showing a portfolio of projects to recruiters, rather than course certificates. This worked like 💣

But this isn't all...

Without realizing it, I spent over a year building a system to transition from engineer to self-driving car engineer.

This system, it worked for me, but I then packaged it in a course that helped hundreds of engineers do the same. So let me talk to you about...

So meet... THE SELF-DRIVING CAR ENGINEER SYSTEM!

This self driving car course will show you everything I know to audit your current state, get an understanding of the self-driving car world, and build a roadmap to get inside a self-driving car company.... or any kind of company in the autonomous tech space.

Module 1: Autonomous Driving Hardware

My story — the exact step-by-step process I followed to become a self-driving car engineer
What is an autonomous vehicle, and what are the 5 SAE Levels of automation (this concept is pretty well known today, but let's remind it anyway)
The 3 main sensors of self-driving cars, and the key strengths and weaknesses of each
Why self-driving cars sometimes have 3 cameras looking at the exact same direction, and how to parameter these cameras for different actions (like traffic light, pedestrians, etc...)
How a LiDAR works, and the theory behind Time-Of-Flight sensors (plus, a look at the surprising LiDAR I worked on as a self-driving car engineer; who was one of the cheapest LiDAR on the market)
Why RADARs, who've been around for decades, are still relevant and irreplaceable in self-driving cars (and the only sensor that could get them removed)
A GPS supplement that makes the sensor valid, even though it has an accuracy of 1-10 meter.
The real reason Tesla isn't using a LiDAR, and why Elon Musk isn't 100% right about LiDAR being doomed (some companies really shouldn't use a LiDAR, and others shouldn't skip it — we'll try to understand that from a business perspective)
A detailed, line-by-line, bill of material of what a self-driving car cost; with a real example

Okay, let's do a break here. What I'm going to reveal is nothing confidential — but once you're inside a self-driving car company, you start knowing what's really going on. What is expensive? What is okay to invest in?

As an engineer, if you want to enter a company, you better know the type of company you're going to work for... You better know EXACTLY what are the problems they have, and why they're having them. This is what this chapter is for.
Next:

Module 2: Self-Driving Cars & AI

The prerequisites any self-driving car engineer must have, and an explanatory video for each of them

The 4 Pillars of Autonomous Driving, and which one hires the most engineers
Exactly which language you should learn as a self-driving car engineer, and which one is the most important
What is ROS (Robotic OS), and how are middlewares used in self-driving cars (we'll see an example with ROS, but will also see how to generalize the inside software architecture of a self-driving car to understand any middleware)
An in-depth overview of the 5 main components of ROS, and how they work together in the case of an object detection system.
A Live Analysis of a Real Self-Driving Car Recording, and a study of all the data that pass through a self-driving car
A Machine Learning for dummies guide — for engineers who aren't from the ML side, but still want to understand the main self-driving car AI components
How Neural Networks are used in self-driving cars, and an introduction to Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
Why 2D Object Detection is a myth — and what to learn instead
How to use Machine Learning on LiDAR Point Clouds, and what are the main applications of LiDARs in self-driving cars
The secrets behind Sensor Fusion, and why it's still the most relevant part of a self-driving car (+ an introduction to Kalman Filters)
The 4 Ways to localize yourself in the world, and what to do if you're in a tunnel with no coverage, no GPS signal, and barely visible lane lines.
Bonus: a V2X Study Case made in partnership with a self-driving car company in China.
A study of every module of a self-driving car, introducing Perception, Localization, Motion Planning, and Control (+ the key algorithms to master for each of them)

Ok, as you noticed, while the first part was about hardware, this second part was much more about software.

Which means that after these 2 modules, you should have a fair understanding of how self-driving cars technically work.

But it doesn't tell you... how to become a self-driving car engineer?

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Module 3: Becoming a Self-Driving Car Engineer

The 6 Myths of self-driving car engineers, and the biggest reason most who try to join the field fail

[Study Case] A thorough analysis of every single job a Billion Dollar Self-Driving Car Company has
How to get inside one of the 4 pillars of autonomous driving, and exactly which curriculum you should follow for each
An analysis of 2 self-driving car engineer job offers, and how to decide which type of company is suited to you
3 Ways to get a dream job in self-driving cars, and examples of engineers who have applied them
The exact curriculum my engineers followed to get a job as Perception Engineer in self-driving car

As you've noticed, the course covers a lot, but it's still a short course. In about 3 hours, you should be good to go; and have not only a great understanding of the world of self-driving cars... but also a personalized curriculum to take with you and begin your journey as an autonomous tech engineer!

STOP! DO NOT CONTINUE READING UNTIL YOU GET THE FOLLOWING ⚠️

Before you join this course, I have to tell you the BAD NEWS, so you're sure you know what you get into:

This course is not your typical self-driving car course. It's nothing like an "ULTIMATE FULL SELF-DRIVING CAR APPLIED MASTER COURSE SPECIALIZATION!!!" either. If you're looking for this kind of course, I recommend Udemy.
It's actually a short, entry-level course, that contains no coding. And if this bothers you, then you should probably not enroll.
It's a course made for thinkers. It's here to help you STOP doing things at random, and think about a plan.

Which means that after taking this course, you will still have things to do. A plan to implement. And it can take months, or maybe years for you to implement it fully.
It's also not a tutorial — If you're looking for yet one more tutorial on self-driving cars from scratch in Python, or yet another "Deep Learning for self-driving cars" course that teaches techniques that'll never be implemented in real self-driving cars, then you should probably close this page.
And with that, even though some of my engineers used the content of this course (and others) to get incredible results, such as doubling their salaries... I can't guarantee it will do the same for you!

My methods could, or could not work with you. Nothing can be 100% sure, and I trust you to be responsible enough to get it.

Okay, still here? Want to hear the good news?

Overall... this course works!

And to prove it to you, here are a few testimonials from my past clients:

Adrian Rosebrock

Founder, PyImageSearch

"Jeremy Cohen is an incredible person and the best person to learn self-driving cars from."

"I spent a lot of hours on Deep Learning... After each course, I was left there not knowing if I'm doing things right and what I should next.

I then found this course through reading some post on medium which Jeremy has wrote, I've bought the self driving car : breaking into the cutting edge.

At first I was a bit worried about it since it seemed like such a small course, I thought to myself what can I learn from 3 hours of content? But I was surprised how much I've learned and the careers paths I can take and the road what to learn.

After the course I was confident what I want to do as my next career [...] I have a vision in my mind what I should do and it feels good not feeling lost and helpless. For sure in the near future, I will continue with Jeremy Cohen courses."

Ovidiu Vacaru, Software Engineer

How is this course unique? ⭐️

This course is unique because it focuses on a system and roadmap rather than on code.

There are tons of courses out there that will teach you Python with Deep Learning and show you a car driving, but none of this will get you close to working in a self-driving car company because they just get you even more lost.

Just like a self-driving car needs a GPS to know where to go, you need to know where you are, and where you're going, this course is the only one that will show you that.

Some more...

Pavan Kumar Hosakere Mathada

Autonomous Vehicle Enthusiast

"This is the best Autonomous Vehicle overview course. Thank you for creating this course to begin our journey with self-driving cars."

Ankit Prabhu

Perception for Autonomous Mobile Robots

"When I saw that the course was just 3 hours long, I thought I wouldn't learn much but by the end of this I am totally shocked with the amount of information I have received. I have a very clear system of what I want to do and how to acquire the skills. Thank you for this!!"

Abkul Orto

AI lecturer

"The course exceeded my expectations; its comprehensive, gives good footing and laser sharp career path/direction giver. Will enroll in other courses offered here.My company will benefit from the knowledge."

Vishwesh Ravi Shrimali

ADAS Engineer, Mercedes Benz

"I enjoyed the program. It covers much more details than typical SDC program, while at the same time making sure to not go into too much depth which can very easily make you lose interest in the program."

Mathias Mantelli

Mobile Robotics Engineer, Instoor

"The "Self-Driving Cars" course gives a general idea about the technology involved in the development of an autonomous vehicle. Jeremy does not dive deep into the details of each topic within the course (sensors, computer vision, ROS, etc.). Instead, he presents a broader point of view of the subject, covering a wide variety of techniques and terms. After completing the course, the participant can come up with a practical plan about what is necessary to study and master to become a self-driving car engineer. It's indeed a well-prepared and informative course."

David Jung

Algorithm Engineer, Deep Learning

"Very well organized. I learned a lot from the course without difficulties thank to your clear and concise way of speaking and the way of course development. I’m serious in preparing for my future job in self-driving car and expecting to get ready soon by following your portfolio strategy in other courses. "

Rangel Isaías Alvarado Walles

Data Scientist, Self-Driving Cars

"The course was very informative, a refresher if you have idea or coded filters, for example KF, EKF and also gives you very effective hints on how to break and do a change on the Self Driving Car industry or the Robotics industry"

Ashok Bhatta

Data Visualization Analyst

"Awesome content. Learned a lot about Self Driving cars "

Saicharan Allenki

Technology Integration Control Engineer

"Good course with great explanation and gives an idea about which field we want to pursue in self driving cars based on our interest."

Mayur Rajendra Waghchoure

AD Software Engineer

"It's an amazing and comprehensive collection of all the introductory material that one would need if he/she wants to dive into field of autonomous driving."

BONUSES!

This course also comes with a set of bonuses, here's the list you'll get:

A detailed self-driving car engineer mindmap — sharing the big overview and steps to follow
12 Self-Driving Car Engineer Interview Questions and their answers
Complete Mindmap of the Zoox company's internal structure and careers
The Self-Driving Car Engineer Checklist: Which skills to build next
A set of unknown links I've gathered over the years to keep a pulse on the market
Interview with a Self-Driving Car Engineer from Tesla

These come included with the course.

If you'd like to start designing your career as a self-driving car engineer, then there isn't much else to do than enrolling.

Because this course is my entry-level product, I priced it incredibly affordable. But don't get me wrong — this little course could very well happen to be more valuable to you than any of my more expensive paid products!

So if you'd like to give my methodologies a try, then here's how to enroll:

15€