BENGALURU: Three years ago, a career in self-driving carengineering would have been unimaginable. But this rather unique area of expertise is catching the fancy of Indian techies now. And Bengaluru, the IT capital of the country, is at the forefront with high number of takers for a course in self-driven car engineering.In September 2016, Udacity, an online learning platform, was the first to launch a nanodegree called self-driving car engineer, a technology which is picking pace globally. Among the 50,000-plus applications for the course from across the globe, 500 were from India. Finally, 7,000 students were selected for the nanodegree. Bengaluru recorded an enrolment of over 18%, making it the highest in the country, followed by Mumbai (12%), Hyderabad (12%) and Delhi-NCR (11%).
Speaking to TOI about this new-age technology, Ishan Gupta, managing director for India, Udacity, said, "Self-driving cars are set to revolutionize the way we live. This is transformational technology, based on cutting-edge techniques of robotics, machine learning, software engineering and mechanical engineering."
"With technology stalwarts like Infosys now working on self-driving car projects, there's a lot of buzz around this technology. Startups like Flux Auto and Ati Motors are working in this field," Gupta added.
The 12-week course spread over nine months is equipped with interactive quizzes, lessons by industry professionals, one-on-one coaching and mentoring, tailored industry project portfolio and coach-supported forums for students to discuss lessons.
"Even three years ago, no one would have thought about a job profile of self-driving engineer. But, now we have hiring partners like Hi-Tech Robotics Systemz, KPIT, Tata Elxsi, Ati Motors, MapmyIndia, among others, looking out specifically for self-driving car nanodegree students. That shows how much growth potential this industry has in the coming years," Gupta said.
On job opportunities the course could provide, Gupta said: "With all the automation required for these technologies, the current job functions might evolve and create opportunities that don't exist today. Forbes has reported that $400,000 worth job opportunities will be created in this field."
Jobs of tomorrow
Udacity has launched two new programmes - Flying Car Nanodegree programme and Intro to Self-Driving Cars Nanodegree programme. "Our Flying Car Nanodegree program will teach students software skills and conceptual understanding necessary to build an autonomous flight system for a quadrotor, fixed-wing drones, and give them the skills to create autonomous flight vehicles that will be crucial to the future of transportation," said Gupta.
What's a nanodegree programme?
A skills-based educational credential programme, nanodegrees provide a student with specific skills mostly tailor-made for the profession they want to join. At Udacity, the nanodegrees are built with industry leaders like Google, Facebook, AT&T, Salesforce, GitHub, among others.
Global footprint
US, Canada, the UK, India, Brazil, China, Egypt, Middle East, South East Asia
Takers in India
Bengaluru - 18%
Hyderabad - 12%
Mumbai - 12%
Delhi-NCR - 11%
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