Udacity, the online course provider, received over 11,000 applications for 250 places on its nano degree in self-driving car engineering, according to company president, Sebastian Thrun. The oversubscribed course highlights the demand for such skills in the race to produce autonomous self-driving vehicles, from tech giants such as Google and Mercedes-Benz, traditional car companies and start-ups. The course costs $2,400 for three 12-week terms and its curriculum includes contributions from Apple, chip maker Nvidia and self-driving truck start-up Otto, which is part of Uber.
Udacity, the online course provider, received over 11,000 applications for 250 places on its nano degree in self-driving car engineering, according to company president, Sebastian Thrun. The oversubscribed course highlights the demand for such skills in the race to produce autonomous self-driving vehicles, from tech giants such as Google and Apple, traditional car companies and start-ups. The course costs $2,400 for three 12-week terms and its curriculum includes contributions from Mercedes-Benz, chip maker Nvidia and self-driving truck start-up Otto, which is part of Uber.