# Engineering Education in the Age of Autonomous Machines

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.07900 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.07900/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 10 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 16 Feb 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Teaching Autonomous Driving Using a Modular and Integrated Approach](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1802.09355/) (2018)

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

- [Rise of the Autonomous Machines](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.13987/) (2021)
- [Autonomous Mobile Clinics: Empowering Affordable Anywhere Anytime Healthcare Access](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2204.04841/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In the past few years, we have observed a huge supply-demand gap for autonomous driving engineers. The core problem is that autonomous driving is not one single technology but rather a complex system integrating many technologies, and no one single academic department can provide comprehensive education in this field. We advocate to create a cross-disciplinary program to expose students with technical background in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, as well as mechanical engineering. On top of the cross-disciplinary technical foundation, a capstone project that provides students with hands-on experiences of working with a real autonomous vehicle is required to consolidate the technical foundation.