Are you ready for a new edition of the RDW Self Driving Challenge? This innovative competition is a great opportunity to bring autonomous technology into your curriculum. Students design, program and test their own self-driving model vehicles. Read more
After four months of hard work, testing, debugging, redesigning, and countless hours spent improving software and vehicles, the Self Driving Challenge 2026 came to an exciting conclusion at the RDW Test Centre in Lelystad. With sunny weather, enthusiastic visitors, and impressive demonstration … Read more
What’s actually happening at the Self Driving Challenge test track? Over the past few months, we’ve captured all kinds of tests, demos, and exciting moments on video. On this page, you’ll find all the videos together: from autonomous vehicles in action to student teams building, testing, and ex … Read more
What happens when AI, robotics, automotive engineering and software development come together on a real test track? On June 16, 2026, the RDW Test Centre in Lelystad will host the final of the RDW Self Driving Challenge, the largest edition of the competition so far. Student teams from univers … Read more
The eighth edition of the Self Driving Challenge officially kicked off yesterday. In 2026, ten teams will compete in the Self Driving Challenge. These teams represent educational institutions from across the Netherlands. Notably, two teams are participating for the first time: Team Cyberweb fro … Read more
Registrations for the Self Driving Challenge 2026 are now open. This engineering challenge invites student teams from universities, universities of applied sciences and vocational institutes to design, build and ride their own autonomous vehicle. Interest is growing rapidly and the first regist … Read more
Under summer conditions, vehicles drove the final round of the seventh Self Driving Challenge yesterday at the RDW Test Centre in Lelystad. Seven student teams competed in two categories for the SDC Cup. It was an exciting competition, ultimately won by Hanze University of Applied Sciences Gron … Read more
During the final of the challenge on June 12, the teams’ self-built and self-programmed vehicles must complete a lap around the track. It may sound simple, but the course is filled with all kinds of real-world obstacles. From traffic lights and pedestrian crossings to overtaking and mergi … Read more
In the closed category of our challenge, participants use a kart provided by the RDW. Joël Coster, who supervises the students in the closed category, shows students from the Digital Society Hub what goes on behind the scenes in this short video. From sensors to smart software — this … Read more
A record-breaking seventh edition of the Self Driving Challenge: no fewer than eleven teams will compete this year for the coveted cup. Four teams will take part in the closed category, while seven teams will compete in the open category. During the kick-off event on 13 February, student t … Read more