TCS AV Labs, Infosys Robotics hire 8K+ engineers in Bengaluru. Free courses = ROS, Apollo, sensor fusion skills. Level 3 autonomy jobs explode – May hiring peak NOW!
Key skills: Computer vision, LiDAR, path planning, SIM simulations.
🏆 Top 12 FREE AV Courses (Hands-On Priority)
| # | Course | Skills | Hours | [CLICKABLE ENROLL] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coursera Self-Driving Specialization | Carla sim/Planning | 60 | U Toronto |
| 3 | Coursera AI Autonomous Vehicles | ML/Perception | 15 | U Michigan |
| 4 | Duckietown Self-Driving MOOC | Hardware ROS bots | 40 | edX Duckietown |
| 5 | ROS Autonomous Vehicles 101 | GPS/Obstacle avoidance | 12 | The Construct |
| 6 | EIT Urban AV Opportunity | City deployment | 8 | EIT Mobility |
| 7 | SAE Automated Vehicle | ROS/Robotics | 10 | SAE Training |
| 8 | Think Autonomous (15+) | CV/LiDAR/Tracking | Flex | Think Autonomous |
| 9 | Udacity Intro Self-Driving | C++/Python/ML | 30 | Udacity ND113 |
| 12 | AWS DeepRacer | RL racing cars | 15 | DeepRacer |
🚀 Start: Udacity Apollo – Free SIM + GitHub projects!
⚡ 90-Day AV Engineer Roadmap
text**Month 1: Foundations (40 hrs)**
✅ [Coursera Self-Driving](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/self-driving-cars) (20 hrs)
✅ Carla simulator project
**Month 2: ROS + Hardware (50 hrs)**
✅ [ROS AV 101](https://www.theconstruct.ai/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/ros-autonomous-vehicles-101/) (15 hrs)
✅ Duckietown bot sim
**Month 3: Portfolio + Jobs (60 hrs)**
✅ Apollo pipeline (20 hrs)
✅ 75 AV applications (TCS/Infosys)
🎯 5 Job-Winning Projects
- Lane Following Bot – ROS + Carla SIM Live Demo Template
- Obstacle Avoider – LiDAR + A* planning
- GPS Waypoint Nav – ROS Action Server
- Traffic Light Detector – YOLOv8 CV
- DeepRacer RL Model – AWS track leaderboards
GitHub Starter: udacity/self-driving-car
💼 Bengaluru AV Jobs 2026
text₹40LPA+: Infosys AV Architect
₹32LPA: TCS Perception Engineer
₹25LPA: Wipro ROS Developer
₹22LPA: HCL SIM Specialist
INTERVIEW ANSWERS:
textQ: "Perception pipeline?"
A: "Camera/LiDAR/Radar → Fusion → Object tracking → HD Map."
Q: "ROS vs Apollo?"
A: "ROS: Modular middleware. Apollo: Full AV stack (perception/planning)."
🚀 ENROLL UDACITY APOLLO FREE** – SIM in 1 hour!
May AV hiring = PRIME TIME. Lane follower project = interview ticket!
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