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Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by ninjamayo » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 8:12 AM UTC

dhruvp wrote: post #34

wburgo9 wrote: post #17

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Hi Dhruv, What percentage of students who complete the program would you expect to be able to get a job as a Self-Driving car engineer?

Hi wburgo, It's hard for me to give a number for a few reasons: 1. Not everyone applying actually wants a job. A lot of people are taking this program just out of curiosity and interest. 2. It really depends on where you live. People in the Bay Area, Germany, and the Michigan area are going to be closer to employment opportunities than other. That being said, we are optimizing the entire program to be such that the p…

Hi Dhruv, for those who live outside the US and would love to have an opportunity to work in this field is there any way to achieve this after taking the nanodegree? I live in the UK at the moment so what are the chances of getting a job as a Self Driving Car Engineer in the Bay Area? Zero or something better?

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by AngelicaHu » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 11:03 AM UTC

I received the email as well that I have a spot reserved for this program starting in January 16 of 2017 (which cohort is it? The first one or not? ). Were you accepted directly? I was told that I need to complete an assessment to secure my spot. $2,400USD is a lot of money for an undergraduate student like me I am afraid, but I did not notice that I could apply for a scholarship at the very beginning. Not really sure about whether I join this cohort or I should apply again now with a scholarship application? >.< Anyone could give me some advice?

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by AngelicaHu » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 11:24 AM UTC

jklein11 wrote: post #15

rerock wrote: post #13

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For mine, it says December 12.. I guess they have different terms? Dhruv, could you confirm?

I recieved an email as well, however mine says January of 2017. I haven't seen anything about registering either.

Mine also said January of 2017, and it seems that I need to complete an assessment to secure my spot. Is it the same situation as you? Not really sure whether I should wait until the next cohort and apply again with a scholarship.

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by lnalx » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 11:57 AM UTC

Is there free resources to learn self driving car engineering ?

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by sumanth_reddy » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 4:45 PM UTC

I got selected to the program November 28th cohort It was mentioned in the website, that because of the resources that you provide for this course, you are charging $2400. Can I know what kind of resources you are talking about.

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by logfromblammo » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 4:47 PM UTC

Namrog84 wrote: post #37

logfromblammo wrote: post #22

By my calculations [0], one nanodegree is equivalent to approximately 0.0007 seconds of classroom instruction. If you're going to create a self-driving car, please, please, please get at least a millidegree (~2 hours). [0] ~120 credit-hours per B.S. degree * ~16 classroom hours per credit-hour * 360 seconds per hour * 10^-9 for nano- prefix

I'm assuming your being hyperbolic or sarcastic. I don't think it's intended to mean literally a Nanos worth of a degree. More attune to just buzzword for a certificate or completed coursework. The word "Certificate" comes with a lot of preconceived thoughts. I think they are trying to break away from with a new name

If it is not intended to mean that, perhaps Udacity should have used elements in their trademark that do not have such well-established definitions. Perhaps no one realized that the inherent meaning of "nanodegree" might be derogatory to the product?

A certificate course by any other name is still a certificate course.

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by mattivc » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 7:23 PM UTC

dhruvp wrote: post #6

Hi all, My name is Dhruv (dhruv@udacity.com) and I lead the Self-Driving Car Nanodegree program here at Udacity. I'm happy to answer questions directly on this note (email me!). I think this program will be very different from our existing Nanodegrees as we have real industry partners who are extremely invested in making sure the program is high quality from the get go. This is because they want to be able to increas…

Hey Dhruv, thanks for answering questions.

In what degree is the material tailored for cars vs other forms of autonomous vehicles? Would you say the knowledge transferable to, for example, autonomous drones?

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by rwamit » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 2:57 PM UTC

Hi

Re: Ask HN: Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

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Post by rwamit » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 3:01 PM UTC

Hi Dhruv,

I am from India , enrolled for Nov 28 batch.if after paying this hefty amount , if the candidate's geographical location becomes a constraint ,then what's the use? No doubt , i will learn many things , but my ultimate goal is to land a job in Bay Area , Germany etc.I would like that my skills and performance be the criteria in selecting or rejecting me and not the country to which my passport belongs to. The companies should sponsor the visa for the students ideally if he/she is skilled enough and have proven his/her mettle in this NanoDegree program at the end of 9 months.