Master Thesis – Investigating the Relationship Between Vehicle Comfort and Energy Efficiency
Join Zenseact to explore the link between vehicle comfort and energy efficiency in EVs! Contribute to cutting-edge research and help shape the future of sustainable driving. Apply now!
Your work will directly contribute to making Electric Vehicles more efficient and comfortable, shaping the future of sustainable and autonomous driving.
Why This Matters
At Zenseact, we are committed to shaping the future of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by enhancing safety and improving the driving experience. Our advanced driver support features, such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and intelligent path planning, help ensure safer and smoother journeys. In addition to safety, we focus on comfort, aiming to reduce sudden jolts and excessive accelerations to deliver a seamless ride for everyone. By prioritizing both safety and comfort, we aim to create an exceptional driving experience for the future of mobility.
In this project, we invite you to explore the relationship between vehicle comfort and energy efficiency, which are both critical to the future of EVs. You'll be working with cutting-edge technology and advanced models, making a real impact on the future of autonomous driving. You'll develop hands-on expertise in key areas like automotive systems, mathematical optimization, and advanced programming, setting you up for a strong start to your career.
Your Role in the Project
As part of this master thesis project, you will:
- Develop a test suite to evaluate both energy efficiency and comfort.
- Implement a vehicle model to assess energy efficiency.
- Evaluate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to comfort.
- Use mathematical optimization to identify the best balance between energy efficiency and comfort.
- Analyze the correlation between energy consumption and comfort.
- Optionally, develop methods to compare the energy consumption of steering assist features versus human drivers.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking two students with a passion for technology and an interest in developing innovative solutions. Ideally, you have experience or knowledge in:
- Mathematical optimization
- Programming (Python, C++, SQL)
- Data science
- Automotive systems (EV powertrains, vehicle dynamics)
- Control theory
What’s in it for You?
- Contribute to cutting-edge research that could impact the future of sustainable, autonomous driving.
- Gain expertise in optimization, automotive systems, and data science, with hands-on experience.
- Collaborate with leading experts and grow your professional network.
- Flexible start date and project scope, tailored to your goals.
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values creativity and innovation.
How to Apply & Important Details
Please submit individual applications including your CV, motivational letter, and grade transcripts. If you are applying with a thesis partner, please write their name in the application.
- Planned start: January 2025 (flexible).
- Final application date: November 15, 2024 (applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis).
- Duration: 30 ECTS
For questions regarding the project, please contact supervisor: christoffer.stromberg@zenseact.com.
More about Zenseact
Our software makes a difference.
Using AI-based technology to create the ultimate driver support, we’re fighting to end car accidents and make roads safe for everyone. Around 1,4 million people die in traffic yearly while approximately 50 million people get injured. Many get disabled as a result of their injury. We can do better.
One purpose, one product.
We’re a software company dedicated to revolutionizing car safety. By designing the complete software stack for autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems, we’re fighting to end car accidents and make roads safe for everyone. Zenseact was founded by Volvo Cars, and the teams are based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Shanghai, China.When we aim for zero accidents faster, we strive to speed up the transition to safe automation. This is essentially achieved by making cars updatable – like a computer or a phone. With regular software updates, a vehicle can be made safer long after its production. By accelerating improvement loops, shortening development cycles, and deploying high-capacity software quickly, we can make cars safer, faster.
Culture with people at heart
To achieve our mission of saving lives and ending traffic accidents is to go where nobody has before. It requires us to venture into the unknown, pioneering new technology and pushing the frontier of autonomous driving. While there’s no denying our determination and expertise, we must stand united to succeed. By fostering a culture of support and enablement – a place of psychological safety where all of us can thrive – everything else will follow. We call this a people-at-heart culture. This culture means caring. It means the company cares about me, and we care about one another. It means sharing, so we give each other energy and have fun together. Our culture is also about belonging. It’s important to feel at home and that we can be ourselves at work. Finally, a people-at-heart culture means well-being. So, we enjoy the flexibility needed to be and do our best – at work and in life.
Zenseact works proactively to create a culture of diversity and inclusion, where individual differences are appreciated and respected. To drive innovation we see diversity as an asset, which means we value and respect differences in gender, race, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation or age etc.
Interviews are held on a continuous basis, so we highly recommend that you submit your application at your earliest convenience.
- Competence area
- Opportunities for Students, Graduates & Innovators
- Locations
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Gothenburg, Sweden
About Zenseact
One purpose, one product
We are a software company focused on transforming car safety. By developing a complete software stack for autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems, we aim to eliminate car accidents and make roads safer for all. Founded by Volvo Cars, Zenseact operates globally, with teams in Gothenburg and Lund, Sweden; Munich, Germany; and Shanghai, China.
Master Thesis – Investigating the Relationship Between Vehicle Comfort and Energy Efficiency
Join Zenseact to explore the link between vehicle comfort and energy efficiency in EVs! Contribute to cutting-edge research and help shape the future of sustainable driving. Apply now!
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