Is this a long term goal or a short term goal? If you are serious about this as a career you should look at a relevant PhD program. Getting a PhD is free (unles

Is this a long term goal or a short term goal? If you are serious about this as a career you should look at a relevant PhD program. Getting a PhD is free (unless you count the lost salary while you are making $30k a year working towards the degree). A PhD isn't usually recommended if you are planing to work in industry, but since this is a new field is is probably one of the exceptions and would give you a fast track towards the specific skills you would need. I am at Boston University, and I know of at least one autonomous vehicle lab here. Most big universities will have something similar.