# hamuchiwa/AutoRCCar

OpenCV Python Neural Network Autonomous RC Car

Repository: https://github.com/hamuchiwa/AutoRCCar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autorccar
Language: Python
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-06-12T19:01:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4076, "days_push": 1908, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3344, forks 1453 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.994029+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source project that turns a hobby RC car into an autonomous self-driving vehicle using a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, camera, and ultrasonic sensor. A neural network trained with OpenCV runs on a host computer to predict steering from streamed camera images, with object detection for stop signs and traffic lights.

## Use cases
- build a self-driving RC car
- train a neural network to predict steering from camera images
- stream video from Raspberry Pi to a computer over wifi
- detect stop signs and traffic lights with OpenCV
- learn robotics and machine learning with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
- control an RC car with a keyboard for data collection

## When to choose
- you want a hands-on educational project combining computer vision, neural networks, and embedded hardware
- you already own a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and RC car and want to make it autonomous
- you want a reference implementation of image-based steering prediction with OpenCV

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade or actively maintained autonomous driving stack
- you want modern deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow instead of OpenCV's MLP
- you need support for new hardware or recent Python/OpenCV versions
- you expect polished documentation or community support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: machine-learning, computer-vision, robotics, image-processing
- domain: robotics, machine-learning, computer-vision, autonomous-vehicles, hardware
- platform: python, embedded, iot
- tags: rc-car, raspberry-pi, arduino, self-driving, neural-network, opencv, hobby-project, streaming-video, linux

## Member repositories
- hamuchiwa/AutoRCCar (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.994029+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:41:01.944981+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hamuchiwa/AutoRCCar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.994029+00:00, sha 6cc384553dc1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.