Bangladeshi Students’ Association
University of Toronto Autonomous Scale Racing Club
New this year, UTASR is a club made up of engineers and CS students with the primary objective of designing autonomous scale vehicles. Our teams of software and hardware designers met weekly to continuously work on our RC Car, which is our flagship autonomous scale racing vehicle. We have completed work on our first model, and hope to compete in races next year.
Key accomplishments
Workshops - UTASR's main initiatives were our biweekly workshops, in which all 200 members of UTASR were invited to attend, though each meeting usually saw about 40 members in attendance. These 40 members include the ~10 executive members and ~30 members of the software and hardware teams. While the main goal of these meetings was to work on our flagship RC car, they also served as social and educational sessions for our members to learn from one another. One particularly rewarding meeting came around December, when the hardware team completed the physical work on our RC car, which allowed it to be piloted remotely. The team travelled to the main floor of the Bahen building, and members took turns remotely driving the RC car. Seeing the fruits of our collective labors was an incredibly rewarding experience.
RC Car - Our proudest accomplishment is that now, as of May 2025, our first model of the RC car is complete with functioning hardware and software components. Going forward, we plan to test our RC car against other autonomous vehicles in races, and continue iterating our initial model. We also plan to host more events that incorporate members of the greater engineering, CS, and U of T communities, now that we have a flagship autonomous scale vehicle to show off.
CPSIF funding impact
CPSIF funding had a huge impact on the capabilities and impact of UTASR's work. We were able to purchase high quality hardware such as CPUs and vehicle frame materials that significantly supported the development and final implementation of our RC car. UTASR's goal has always been to promote the education of our members, and CPSIF helped us do this by giving us access to relevant, applicable materials that our members would actually work with once they enter the industry.
Software team lead Daniel DeBrun (Centre, standing) working with other members of the software design team.
UTASR's Flagship RC Car.
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