NXP Cup, an autonomous car competition, is designed to provide students real-world experience with autonomous vehicles. The model autonomous vehicles used in NXP Cup are small and priced for students—but offer students the valuable opportunity to use real-world autonomous vehicle software in a competitive setting.
NXP Cup
Autonomous Vehicle Racing - NXP Cup 2023 Highlights
NXP Cup 2023 took place in Bucharest in May 2023. Though this autonomous car competition was fierce, there was much fun to had - see what we mean in this quick highlight video for NXP Cup 2023.
NXP Cup Journey
Thinking of joining the competition? Here's the timeline for NXP Cup 2024 that you can expect.
Final Results from NXP Cup 2023
| Country | University / Institution Name | Team Name | Final Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Polytech Montpellier | MEA | 19.657 | 1 |
| Germany | University of Lübeck | RAScar | 21.427 | 2 |
| Romania | Technical University of Iasi | Nitro | 22.03 | 3 |
| Kosovo | Hasan Prishtina | Outliers | 22.11 | 4 |
| Romania | Technical University of Iasi | JEET | 22.504 | 5 |
| Switzerland | Haute Ecole ARC Ingénierie | ARCAR1 | 23.349 | 6 |
| Lebanon | ULFGII | Roumieh Rovers A | 26.557 | 7 |
| Romania | Technical University of Iasi | The dream team | 31.645 | 8 |
| Romania | Politehnica University of Bucharest | Fumul magic | 33.1 | 9 |
| The Netherlands | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | MrBuggy: Car go race | 33.336 | 10 |
The NXP Cup: A Partnership for Lasting Impact
Discover why the NXP Cup competition is an opportunity for partners to make lasting impacts and foster lasting relationships with students and NXP.
The NXP Cup Experience
Watch this quick video to see what it's like to be a part of NXP's autonomous vehicle competition. Register for NXP Cup 2024 if you think you're ready to compete.
“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, CTO, NXP
NXP Cup Self-Driving Robot
Just like an autonomous vehicle, your car will sense, think and act. Using a camera sensor integrated with the motor control system, your vehicle will sense its environment and autonomously navigate and propel through the race course.
The low-cost entry kit comes equipped with NXP components that are used in cars on the road today. All you need is basic embedded software programming and circuitry knowledge and the willingness to learn.
Using the NXP Mobile Robotics suite, NXP Cup contestants will be able to develop more advanced algorithms for their Cup cars. The NXP FMUK66 runs PX4 Autopilot, an advanced autopilot software for drones, airplanes, rovers and more.
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