New Self-Flying Cars Course for Engineers

This image provided by Joby Aviation shows the conceptual design of the Joby S2 Electric VTOL PAV aircraft. Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing. Nearly a dozen companies around the globe, some of them with deep pockets like Airbus, are working to develop personal aircraft that let people hop over crowded roadways. Joby Aviation via AP

Software engineers in Australia will have the opportunity to upgrade their qualifications and learn how to pilot unmanned cars.

The Royal Melbourn Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia, in partnership with the California-based Udacity, will be offering a new nanodegree in futuristic next-generation self-driving cars, which will be an expansion of their existing transport technology courses.