Student Programs

NXP Cup

NXP Cup, an autonomous car competition, is designed to provide students real-world experience with autonomous vehicles. The NXP Cup challenges university student teams to build, program and race a model car against each other competing for the fastest time and most precise maneuvering. 

Complimentary Software

MathWorks provides complimentary software for this competition. If your team is participating in this competition and needs software, fill out the software request form.

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MATLAB and Simulink

Robotics Arena

Learn how to use MATLAB and Simulink to design algorithms, create simulations, and speed up development for student competitions in robotics and unmanned systems.

Video Tutorials for Your Team

Interactive Online Tutorials

Learn by doing! Our two-hour online courses provide a hands-on learning environment where you will interact with a web-based version of MATLAB and receive instant and contextual feedback.

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Computer Vision Video Tutorials

Learn to design and deploy computer vision algorithms using MATLAB and Simulink with these free training materials.

Mobile Robotics Training Videos

Learn to design and test autonomous robot algorithms using MATLAB and Simulink with these free training materials.

Code Generation Video Tutorials

Learn how to convert MATLAB functions and Simulink models to C/C++ code.