Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning Certification

The Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning Certification is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests autonomous vehicles perception and planning — SAE driving automation levels, the sensor suite of cameras, lidar and radar, sensor fusion and bird's-eye-view perception, 3D object detection and tracking, localisation and HD maps, behaviour prediction, motion planning and control, end-to-end driving models, and safety assurance with ISO 26262, SOTIF (ISO 21448), UL 4600 and scenario-based testing — written to SAE J3016, NHTSA, nuScenes, BEVFormer and PointPillars references for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning certificate (SOA-AVPP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including nuScenes: A multimodal dataset for autonomous driving (Caesar et al., 2020) (arXiv), Automated Vehicle Safety (NHTSA), ISO 21448: Road vehicles — Safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) (ISO) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests autonomy foundations and sensors, perception, localisation, mapping and prediction, planning, control and end-to-end driving and safety, validation and regulation with 25 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: nuScenes: A multimodal dataset for autonomous driving (Caesar et al., 2020) (arXiv); Automated Vehicle Safety (NHTSA); ISO 21448: Road vehicles — Safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) (ISO); UL 4600: Standard for Safety for the Evaluation of Autonomous Products (UL Standards & Engagement); ISO 26262 Road vehicles — Functional safety (ISO); J3016 Levels of Driving Automation (SAE International). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Autonomy Foundations and Sensors (Automation levels and ODD, Sensor suite and Calibration and timing); Perception (3D detection, Sensor fusion and BEV and Tracking); Localisation, Mapping and Prediction (Localisation, HD maps and Behaviour prediction); Planning, Control and End-to-End Driving (Motion planning, Control and Learned driving); Safety, Validation and Regulation (Functional safety and SOTIF, Scenario testing and Regulation and reporting). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Autonomous driving perception or planning engineer, Robotics or ADAS engineer, Safety engineer for automated driving, Simulation and validation engineer and Graduate student in robotics or computer vision. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Autonomous Vehicles: Perception & Planning knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

CS and AI students at MIT, Stanford, CMU, Berkeley, IITs, Tsinghua and ETH are hired on depth beyond tool use: model internals, systems and hardware. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

At Level 2 the system controls steering and speed but the human driver must supervise continuously and is responsible. At Level 4 the automated driving system performs the entire driving task within a defined operational design domain without expecting a human to take over.

Safety of the Intended Functionality (ISO 21448) addresses hazards that arise without any system fault, such as perception limitations or unexpected situations. It complements ISO 26262, which addresses hazards from malfunctions of electrical and electronic systems.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.