Fontys ICT, Self Driving Challenge, SDC Testing update 2024/6/4

Met nog maar 10 dagen te gaan tot de grote zelfrijdende auto-competitie op 14 juni, werkt het CreateLAB-team keihard om hun voertuig helemaal klaar te stomen. De studenten kunnen gezien worden dat ze tot laat in de avond, vaak tot 22:00 uur, doorgaan met het testen van de autonome mogelijkheden van de auto.

Het object- en wegsegmentatiemodel YolopV2 van het team presteert goed, waardoor het voertuig autonoom kan navigeren terwijl studenten erachter lopen. De toewijding en motivatie van dit door studenten geleide team is voelbaar - ze zijn vastberaden om de universiteiten met veel grotere budgetten aan te gaan en de mogelijkheden van hun zelfgemaakte zelfrijdende auto te bewijzen.

Na talloze uren coderen, testen en het verfijnen van hard- en software, staat de CreateLAB-zelfrijdende auto er goed voor om een geduchte concurrent te worden. Met de competitie op komst, is het team gefocust op het laatste puzzelstukje om zichzelf de beste kans op de overwinning te geven.

Dit David tegen Goliath-verhaal is inspirerend en laat zien wat er kan worden bereikt door passie, hard werken en vindingrijkheid. Blijf op de hoogte om te zien hoe de CreateLAB-zelfrijdende auto het doet tegen de grote universiteitsteams op 14 juni!

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