Hardware and Software of Automated Vehicles

The vehicles will transform step by step to become more automated. The pace of change depends on the degree of freedom (1D-2D-3D movement) and the complexity of their operating environment. Several hardware and software innovations are needed, especially related to positioning and localization techniques for increasingly automated vehicles. Automated road vehicles need to operate safely and smoothly in environments where also vulnerable road users and manually driven vehicles exist.

Hardware and Software of Automated Vehicles course will provide the student the tools to recognize the possibilities and limitations of the state-of-the-art automated vehicle technologies.

Learning outcomes – After completing the course student will be able to:

Recognize the possibilities and limitations of the autonomous vehicle technology
Discuss various tools to cover safety and security inside and outside autonomous vehicles
Do basic simulation of vehicle and environment and test control strategies in such environments
Describe hardware and software used in autonomous vehicles and how it compares to human operated machines.

Course level: Master, Advanced

Credits: 5 ECTS

Language: English

Next implementation: Autumn 2026

Organising university: Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (course code BK70A0900)

Pre-requisites:

Basic MATLAB knowledge
Some information about software, Basic programming
Basic Unix/Linux system knowledge.

Course enrollment: For this course, cross-institutional registration is used through student’s own university’s Sisu or Peppi system. You can find information on cross-institutional studies (ristiinopiskelu in Finnish) from your universities own website (e.g., Tampere University’s site). Students from LUT University register conventionally to the course.