LCA2020 DingoCar
linux.conf.au 2020's Open Hardware Miniconf in Gold Coast included DingoCar, a small self-driving car hardware kit and machine-learning platform assembled, driven, trained, and tested by participants.
linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2020 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 13-17, 2020 Gold Coast linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf included an assembly workshop, DingoCar machine-learning and perception sessions, and small-scale self-driving car experimentation.
Gold Coast, Queensland · Australia · 2020
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Neural-network track training
Participants trained the cars' neural networks by manually driving around the track before testing autonomous driving behavior.
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Raspberry Pi-controlled car platform
Marc Merlin's first-hand report identifies the 2020 DingoCar as controlled by a Raspberry Pi and shows it as the hardware focus of the Open Hardware Miniconf.
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Official Open Hardware DingoCar sessions
The official schedule lists Open Hardware assembly time plus DingoCar machine-learning and visual-perception sessions in Room 8.
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
LCA2020 DingoCar
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The source trail proves a DingoCar robotics and machine-learning hardware kit used in the Open Hardware Miniconf, not a conference-wide admission credential.
The entry is modeled as an LCA hardware-kit artifact in the badge lineage while avoiding claims about attendee identity-badge issuance.
LCA2020 DingoCar
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No DingoCar image is published because the recovered attendee photos and schedule material have not been paired with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying attendee photos, thumbnails, screenshots, or generated imagery.
LCA2020 DingoCar
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The public trail documents DingoCar sessions, Raspberry Pi control, TensorFlow-style training, and self-driving behavior, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, model archive, firmware repository, kit quantity, or explicit project license.
The record keeps hardware and software claims to schedule-backed and first-hand evidence until deeper project archives are recovered.
Resources
LCA2020 DingoCar attendee writeup
first-hand attendee writeup · Marc Merlin's Open Hardware Miniconf report documenting Raspberry Pi control, DingoCar assembly, software presentation, neural-network training, track driving, and self-driving outcome.
LCA2019 self-driving car predecessor
lineage writeup · First-hand predecessor writeup used only for lineage context: Marc describes the 2019 Open Hardware Miniconf car as an onboard-camera, Raspberry Pi, TensorFlow-based self-driving project.
linux.conf.au 2020 schedule
schedule · Official schedule source for the Gold Coast LCA2020 context, Open Hardware assembly workshop, DingoCar machine-learning platform session, and visual-perception session.
Sources
Marc Merlin: Linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf 2020: Dingo Car with Tensorflow Video Analysis v2
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand attendee source for DingoCar as the 2020 Open Hardware Miniconf artifact, Raspberry Pi-controlled car behavior, manual neural-network training, and autonomous-driving demonstration.
linux.conf.au 2020: Conference Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source proving the January 2020 Gold Coast event, Open Hardware room, assembly workshop, DingoCar: A machine learning platform session by John Spencer, and DingoCar visual-perception session by Andy Gelme.