The NXP Cup is a global competition that empowers university students to design, build, and race autonomous model cars. Through hands-on learning and real-world engineering challenges, students gain critical experience in embedded systems, AI, and automotive innovation. Backed by NXP Semiconductors and partners like Mouser Electronics, the Cup fosters the next generation of tech leaders.
"The technology, university support and the incredible partner ecosystem give students opportunities to learn key collaborative teamwork skills and become familiar with core technologies to build autonomous robots."
- Lars Reger, Chief technology officer, NXP Semiconductors
From nerve-jangling launches to ecstatic podium moments, the NXP Cup 2025 delivered drama, innovation, and plenty of adrenaline from start to finish.
A Historic First in the Netherlands! The NXP Cup Final 2025 was held for the first time in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This year, the winners hail from Czech Republic.
| Rank | Team | University / Institution | Time | Points | Mouser lap of Honor Points (150 pts) | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EmCar | Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University | 00:15:07 | 550 | 150 | 700 |
| 2 | µCar | Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University | 00:14:08 | 650 | 0 | 650 |
| 3 | ITIcar | Universität zu Lübeck | 00:16:01 | 400 | 150 | 550 |
| 4 | B020 | Politehnica University of Timisoara | 00:16:20 | 350 | 150 | 500 |
| 5 | C.A.L.M.A UNICT | DIEEI Università di Catania | 00:15:59 | 450 | 0 | 450 |
| 6 | A314 | Politehnica University of Timisoara | 00:17:59 | 250 | 150 | 400 |
| 7 | Lulu | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | 00:19:30 | 200 | 150 | 350 |
| 8 | Turbo Turtles | University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf | 00:17:20 | 300 | 0 | 300 |
| 9 | MotorIasi | Politehnica Univeristy of lasi | 00:21:00 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 10 | Pixel Racer 2.0 | HAN University of Applied Sciences | 00:31:00 | 0 | 150 | 150 |
| 11 | The Ducks from The Trucks | Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering | 00:21:50 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| 12 | Rusteze | Technical University of lasi 'Gheorghe Asachi' | 00:29:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UPT | Politehnica University of Timisoara | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Imperiul Apache | Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare din Iași | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | AERONAR | INSAT Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TCE | Lebanese University Faculty Engineering 2 | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | ByteBuilders | Colegiul National de Informatică | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Segmentation Fault | Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare din Iași | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 30%luck | Universitatea Nationala de Stiinta si Tehnologie Politehnica Bucuresti | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | ARCAR1 | HE-ARC | dnf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 2025 season introduced a fully 3D-printed RTD chassis, designed for flexibility, sustainability, and performance. Powered by the S32K144-Q100 evaluation board, teams can now customize and optimize their vehicles like never before. Explore the developer guide on Gitbook .
Watch this quick video to see what it's like to be a part of NXP's autonomous vehicle competition.
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