The latest model of the autonomous driving platform Donkey Car "Donkey Car S1" has been released (December 2020)

■ This is an article posted on June 2020, 12, so the content of the information may be out of date.

With the end of production of the automatic driving platform "Donkey Car Starter Kit" for radio-controlled cars, the "Donkey Car Starter Kit" has been assembled as a successor.Donkey Car S1Has been released.

Donkey car S1 Is a pre-assembled self-driving car that utilizes a radio-controlled car base that has been confirmed to work and TensorFlow (Open Source Machine Learning Platform).It will help you learn how machine learning algorithms work through hands-on hands-on experience that you can get started right away.

We will also introduce the upcoming Donkey Car S1 (Jetson Nano Edition).

* Donkey Car is a solution for learning AI and self-driving cars.
The detail is This (maker page) Please refer to.

About Donkey Car

A radio-controlled car (Donkey Car) equipped with the automatic driving library Donkey is operated from a smartphone or PC, and the driving data is recorded.By creating a learning model from the accumulated data, the radio-controlled car runs autonomously.

There is also a mobile app (Robocar Controller) for beginners and students, so you can start learning immediately after installing Donkey Car.Learning AI and autonomous vehicles is useful not only for autonomous driving and programming, but also for learning about the impact of autonomous driving on community development and transportation (logistics, etc.).

Basics of machine learning (example)
・ Learning autopilot and testing autonomous driving
・ Collection of experimental data, training for autonomous driving
・ Reinforcement learning and simulation
・ Python programming
・ Learning social impact (logistics / mobility services, universal design, etc.)

 

New! Donkey Car S1 – Full Kit

Course contents

・ Donkey Car S1
・ NiMH Battery
・ Charger
・ Sticker
・ Quick Start Guide
・ Disclaimer and Safety Guidelines

Product specifications

TECHNICAL
– Chassis: HSP94186
– Micro-computer: Raspberry Pi 4B
– Controller board: Robo HAT MM1
– SD Card: 16GB Micro SD Card
– Camera: Wide Angle Raspberry Pi Camera
– Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 17cm
- Weight: 2kg
– Battery life: 30-40 mins

ACCESSORIES
– Tracks in various sizes (* optional)
–Logitech F710 Joystick
– Google Coral USB Accelerator

 

RobocarController (reference)

A mobile app that can be used with Donkey Car. An easy-to-use interface for controlling Donkey Cars.You can seamlessly review the collected data and send it to the training service * to create an autopilot model in about 10 minutes.
* Training service is free (as of December 2020, 12)

[Main function]
– Drive… Drive
– Calibration… Calibration
– Autopilot… Autopilot
– Training… Training to create an autopilot model
– Virtual joystick… Controlling the car with a virtual joystick
– Video recording… Data visualization and preview
– Wifi connection… WiFi connection (hotspot connection) 
– Change parameters freely… Vehicle settings with freely changeable parameters

* The mobile app is compatible with Android and iOS.

Mobile App
https://www.robocarstore.com/pages/mobile-app