FAQ
FAQ
You can find a preview of the Flying Car Nanodegree Program here.
If you submitted your application by the application deadline date, it is currently under review. You can check your application status here.
Students interested in joining our Flying Car Nanodegree program should have the following skills coming into this program:
Looking to refresh your skills or prepare now? Get started with the following resources:
The Flying Car Nanodegree program (FCND) is an advanced program that expects its students to have intermediate levels of knowledge in programming, calculus, and statistics; and basic knowledge of linear algebra and physics. You can read the Prerequisites and Requirements on the landing page. Depending on your background, FCND can prepare you for positions pertaining to aerial robotics, autonomy, and mobility.
When developing the Nanodegree program, we found that many jobs across multiple fields required Flying Car skills, but didn’t call the job a “Flying Car” role. Job titles in this industry vary, but include: Unmanned Aircraft Software Engineer, Software and Controls Engineer, Guidance Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer, Aerial Roboticist, and more.
With experience architecting sophisticated yet safe autonomous systems, you will also be prepared for jobs far beyond aerial systems, including: Autonomous Driving Engineer, Autopilot Engineer, Robotics Software Engineer, IoT Engineer, and more.
As the field grows, job titles and descriptions will change over time. With that in mind, a good job search strategy is to look for roles based on skills, or to look at companies working on flying car-type products. We recommend you explore jobs by looking into companies investing into flying cars; find a list on the EVTOL website.
Here are some learning objectives you’d complete to develop your skills with the FCND program:
While our Flying Car, Robotics Software Engineer, and Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree programs share some similarities, they have vastly different goals in mind.
The Flying Car Nanodegree program is a specialized program for aerial vehicles. The focus will be on developing the skills to build an autonomous aircraft system. This means a unique emphasis on planning and autonomy for three-dimensional mobility, involving hands-on projects in simulation, with the opportunity to port your code to real drones.
The Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree program provides an introduction to software and artificial intelligence as applied to robotics. The areas we focus on are perception, localization, path planning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and control. These are taught using the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework. All of the techniques required to complete the projects in the Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree program (including machine learning) are taught as part of the program.
The Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program focuses entirely on a specialized application of robotics—it uses robotics concepts and applies them to a self-driving car. If your primary interest is in the application of robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to self-driving cars, then this is the program for you. However, if you want a broader and more comprehensive robotics curriculum, with an emphasis on software engineering, then the Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree program is your best option.
Unsure where to start? Check out a some of the content in each program below:
If you do not complete term by the term deadline, you will receive a free four-week extension to complete any outstanding projects. You will receive an email regarding this extension and the extension deadline at the end of your term date noted in the classroom. This extension will automatically be applied to your account. This extension applies for each term in the program. If you do not complete all projects by the extension deadline, you will lose access to the classroom and must reenroll to continue your term. Our Terms of Service state that they will be removed from the program, which includes access to content.
The fixed-term nature of our Nanodegree programs, and the need for maintaining a consistent and stable student community throughout the program means that we do not accommodate any pause function in the program.
No, unfortunately we are not able to accommodate switching to another class at this time but we hope to offer options enabling a degree of switching in the future. Visit our Nanodegree FAQs for more information.
As a Nanodegree program student, you will retain access to the program materials for a period of time after graduation and you may download certain materials for your own records if you wish. Please note however, that students who leave the program—or who are removed from the program for failure to meet the final deadline—prior to successfully graduating, will cease to have access.
We provide an extension to help students complete the term, if you do not complete the course by the extension deadline, you will need to re-enroll in the term to regain access to course content. The term re-enrollment fee is $1199.
Please email mentorship-support@udacity.com to help with mentorship issues.
We set up channels in Slack to help organize topic discussions. If you think there needs to be another channel for a certain topic, fill out the Flying Car Slack Channel Request form and we'll look into it for you.
We have set up a Waffle board to enable you to report directly to the content team and track an issue's progress.
If you find an error, check there first to see if it has already been filed. If it has not, you can file an issue by clicking on the "Add issue" button, adding a title, and entering a description in the details (you will need a GitHub account for this).
Links and screenshots, if available, are always appreciated!
Term 2 will not be available because we are restructuring our programs into coherent “Schools” that best cover subject matter and effectively serve our students.
No. The Flying Car Nanodegree will cost the same.
Depending on which class you joined, students may be given more time. Students in the February class will be given 3 more weeks to complete the term and will gain access to optional content originally planned for Term 2 on July 17. Students in the March class or later will not be given an extension.
The Career lessons will still be available for students in the February, March, or May class. For students in the July class, you will still be required to complete the career projects unless you opt out.
Yes. Students in the February cohort will be given 3 more weeks to complete the term and will gain access to the optional content originally planned for Term 2 on July 17.
If you are in the February cohort, you will be give 3 more weeks to complete the term. During this time you will have access to the classroom and optional Fixed Wing lesson content. Students that do not pass all projects by their new extension deadline will lose access to the classroom.
We will process refunds starting Monday, July 9th. It make take up to 2 weeks for your refund to credit back to your account. If you do not receive your refund within 2 weeks, please email flying-support@udacity.com
No. Since this lesson will be optional, it will not be a required project to graduate.
Congrats on completing Term 1! Log into your classroom to start your graduation process. If you completed all required 4 projects, there will be a “Finish and Graduate” button on your homepage.
Still did not find an answer? Email flying-support@udacity.com for further assistance.