www.tjprc.org editor@tjprc.org A STUDY ON SELF-DRIVING CAR AN APPLICATION OF IoT GEETIKA MATHUR 1 , HARSHIT SHARMA 2 & RISHABH PANDEY 3 1,2 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Arya Institute of Engineering & Technology Rajasthan Technical University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arya Institute of Engineering & Technology Rajasthan Technical University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ABSTRACT We are plunged into a new era of applied science i.e., IoT (Internet of Things). Fundamentally, the Internet of Things is concatenating insensate devices over the internet without human interference. As a result of IoT, a huge amount of data can be generated and stored. This data can be processed with a utilitarian approach that can “command and control” the things to make our lives trouble-free. The Internet of Things is a system which reticulates computing devices, digital and mechanical machines, objects, animals or people etc. Some applications of IoT are Self-Driving cars and home appliances that contain sensors, electronic devices and actuators which allow these things to connect, interact and exchange data. Self-Driving car requires an enormous quantity of data collection and processing. The information acquired by the electronic devices used in the self-driving car is about the road, actual path, traffic and how to navigate around any obstacle. This data is shared between IoT connected cars and is uploaded wirelessly to a cloud system to be analysed and put to use improving the automation. The aim of this paper is to provide an encyclopaedic analysis of IoT. It also describes the importance of IoT in Self-Driving car and its forthcoming challenges. KEYWORDS: IoT & Self-Driving Car Received: Mar 01, 2019; Accepted: Mar 21, 2019; Published: Apr 16, 2019; Paper Id.: IJCNWMCJUN20194 INTRODUCTION The main objective of IoT is to assist everyone with their day-to-day challenges which can be done by using various devices such as sensors, actuators, smart appliances etc. All the devices are interconnected to communicate with each other with the help of a network. The devices which were not electronically supported, have started embedding with sensors and microprocessor to interact and communicate with each other. Around 5% of man-made objects currently have microprocessor embedded in them. The sensors like RFID (Radio frequency Identification), LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), wireless sensor, satellite positioning etc., acquires the basic information which helps in processing the data. Self-Driving Cars are the most vivid example of the IoT. Self- Driving cars are also known as robot car, driverless car or autonomous car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing it’s environment or moving with less or no human input. Autonomous cars combine a variety of sensors – radar, LIDAR, sonar, GPS, odometer, and inertial measurement units to capture their surroundings. This paper discusses the brief functioning of sensors used in autonomous cars. The future predictions of the self-driving car are also discussed in this paper with facts and figures. Original Article International Journal of Computer Networking, Wireless and Mobile Communications (IJCNWMC) ISSN (P): 2250-1568; ISSN (E): 2278-9448 Vol. 9, Issue 1, Jun 2019, 25-34 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.