Self-driving vehicle, QCar

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Quanser | Mobile Robotics
Quanser | Mobile Robotics

Sensor-rich autonomous vehicle for self-driving applications

QCar, the feature vehicle of the Self-Driving Car Research Studio, is an open-architecture, scaled model vehicle designed for academic research. Working individually or in a fleet, QCar is the ideal vehicle for validating dataset generation, mapping, navigation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other advanced self-driving concepts.

The QCar is powered with NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2 supercomputer and equipped with a wide range of sensors including LIDAR, 360-degree vision, depth sensor, IMU, encoders, as well as user-expandable IO. Use it to jump-start your research and scale your existing vehicle fleet, while leveraging multiple software environments, including Simulink®, Python™, C/C++, TensorFlow and ROS.

Features

  • High Performance
    NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2 supercomputer
  • Dependable
    Robust mechanical design
  • Open Software Architecture
    Design and deploy applications using Simulink®, Python™, C/C++, TensorFlow & ROS
  • Extensive & Expandable
    Wide range of sensors with user-expandable IO for custom applications

Self-Driving Car Research Studio

The QCar is sold as part of the Self-Driving Car Research Studio. The Research Studio includes:

Vehicles

  • QCar (single vehicle or vehicle fleet)

Studio Space

  • Set of reconfigurable floor panels with roadway patterns
  • Set of traffic signs

Ground Control Station

  • High-performance computer with RTX graphics card with Tensor AI cores
  • Three monitors
  • High-performance router
  • Wireless gamepad
  • QUARC Autonomous license

The Self-Driving Car Research Studio comes with everything you need to jumpstart your research.

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