Software engineering has never been more exciting—or more powerful—than it is today. With modern development tools we jump between languages, frameworks, and architectures: Python for rapid prototyping, C++ for performance, C# for systems integration, and countless libraries that abstract away the hardware beneath.
But underneath every layer of abstraction, every framework, and every cloud service… there are still bits and bytes.
And sometimes those bits and bytes move 40 tons of electric Volvo truck.
In Hack A Truck, you will step outside the world of high-level abstractions and into the domain where software meets real machines. During this hackathon you and your team will build programs that interact with and control a real Volvo FH Electric truck.
Working in teams of 2–3 engineers, you will design and implement functionality that controls truck behavior and systems—starting from the most fundamental level: a C or C++ program interacting with an embedded system.
No web frameworks.
No JavaScript frontends.
Just code, hardware, and a truck.
If you have ever wanted to see your code leave the screen and move something real, this is your chance.
May 18 (13:00–17:00)
ReVeRe Lab – Introduction session
Students from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg:
Prerequisites: