THE POWER OF
COMPETITION TEAMS
Student teams give mechanical engineering undergraduates the opportunity to work with engineering faculty to put wheels on their ideas , backed by industry sponsors . Teams often compete against other schools to prove the strength of their ideas .
AUTODRIVE
Virginia Tech , alongside seven other schools , was selected to be a part of the GM and SAE International sponsored AutoDrive Challenge . The objective of this competition is to plan , design , and build a fully autonomous ground vehicle . The team engineers a Chevy Bolt Electric , converted into an autonomous vehicle . The vehicle will then be put to the test in a rigorous urban driving course .
18 EDUCATION • VIRGINIA TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT • 2019-2020