UIW Engineering Students Compete in 2024 American Control Conference Self-Driving Car Student Competition
University of the Incarnate Word engineering students traveled to Toronto to participate in Quanser’s American Control Conference Self-Driving Car Student Competition, held July 12-14, 2024. The competition required 40 teams to program a vehicle to effectively comply with a number of routine road standards, including accurately reacting to a number of common road signs and lights.
I’m very proud of QCARdinals and how they represented the University,” said Dr. Frye. “They put in a lot of time and effort to perform the way that they did. They competed against some of the best organizations in the world and PhD level engineering students. They really got to pat themselves on the back on their notable accomplishment and opportunity.”
UIW’s team, called QCARdinals, finished sixth overall, ably competing against some major international powerhouses despite being one of only two all-undergrad teams and the first-ever UIW team to participate in the competition. The QCARdinals also garnered attention from engineering professionals, who discussed potential future opportunities with the students. QCARdinals will return to compete in the 2025 competition, set to take place in Denver.
