# Autonomous Electric Race Car Design

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.00548 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1711.00548/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 1 Nov 2017.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Autonomous Vehicles on the Edge: A Survey on Autonomous Vehicle Racing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2202.07008/) (2022)
- [er.autopilot 1.0: The Full Autonomous Stack for Oval Racing at High Speeds](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.18112/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Autonomous driving and electric vehicles are nowadays very active research and development areas. In this paper we present the conversion of a standard Kyburz eRod into an autonomous vehicle that can be operated in challenging environments such as Swiss mountain passes. The overall hardware and software architectures are described in detail with a special emphasis on the sensor requirements for autonomous vehicles operating in partially structured environments. Furthermore, the design process itself and the finalized system architecture are presented. The work shows state of the art results in localization and controls for self-driving high-performance electric vehicles. Test results of the overall system are presented, which show the importance of generalizable state estimation algorithms to handle a plethora of conditions.