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LCA2019 Donkey Car source-backed

workshop workflow

Participants assembled the cars, manually drove them around the track to collect training data, and then attempted autonomous driving after model training.

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Type: workshop workflow
Status: source-backed
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Source: https://marc.merlins.org/perso/arduino/post_2019-01-21_Donkey-Car-with-Tensorflow-Video-Analysis-at-Open-Hardware-Miniconf-at-Linux_Conf_au-2019.html

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Related Resources

first-hand attendee writeup

LCA2019 Donkey Car attendee writeup

Marc Merlin's Open Hardware Miniconf report documenting the Donkey Car kit, Raspberry Pi camera control, custom HAT, TensorFlow training workflow, and self-driving attempts.

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miniconf page

linux.conf.au 2019 Open Hardware Miniconf

Official miniconf source documenting the Monday Open Hardware Miniconf and its beginner-to-advanced hardware/software focus.

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programme page

linux.conf.au 2019 programme overview

Official programme source documenting the January 21-25, 2019 Christchurch event context and miniconf/tutorial structure.

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Source trail

Evidence Sources

Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

Donkey Car with Tensorflow Video Analysis at Open Hardware Miniconf

First-hand attendee source for the Donkey Car kit, Open Hardware team design claim, Raspberry Pi onboard camera, TensorFlow training-data workflow, participant build, and self-driving attempts.

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linux.conf.au 2019 · retrieved 2026-05-15

Miniconfs

Official source proving the 2019 Open Hardware Miniconf as a Monday linux.conf.au stream covering software and hardware issues from beginner to advanced topics.

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linux.conf.au 2019 · retrieved 2026-05-15

Programme Overview

Official source for the January 21-25, 2019 University of Canterbury, Christchurch conference setting and miniconf/tutorial framing.

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