Development of an open source hardware platform for education and research of autonomous driving technology

Abstract

Technological innovation of AI, IoT and so on in recent years is called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the development of autonomous driving is thriving. However, in the rapid progress of technological innovation, if cars in the world are automated, further lack of IT engineer is expected. In this research, the authors develop a small autonomous driving hardware platform for education and research. It mainly consists of ordinary consumer electronics such as Raspberry Pi and also is an open source project. Thanks to these two features, this platform is not only affordable but also easy-to-modify by everyone.