In this talk, I will present my experience working with a Formula 1 team as a Software Development Engineer. I will introduce you to the kind of software used in Formula 1, focusing in particular on the aspects I worked on specifically, and how I approached them. The goal of this talk is to give you a glimpse of what it is like to build software for Formula 1 and stimulate your curiosity.
Formula SAE is one of the most challenging, fun, and ambitious projects that a student can take part in. It’s a worldwide championship between college Universities where each team has the objective of designing, building, and racing a single-seat racing car. In this talk, we will present our team and we will dive deeper into the technologies that we use to develop every control unit in the vehicle.