Internship / Masters Thesis - Sim‑to‑Real Transfer in Reinforcement Learning (f/m/d)

We are CARIAD, the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group. Our teams build automotive software platforms and digital customer functions for iconic brands like Audi, Volkswagen, and Porsche – supporting the Volkswagen Group in becoming the leading automotive technology company. With CARIDIANS in Germany, the USA, China, Estonia, and India, we are transforming automotive mobility for everyone.

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YOUR TEAM

For the department Vehicle, Energy, Motion & Body (VEMB) we are looking for a student (intern or master thesis) to work on a research topic in the area of reinforcement learning and simulation‑to‑real transfer. Our department develops advanced software solutions for vehicle energy, motion, and body systems. Within VEMB, our pre‑development team focuses on learning‑based methods for control and decision‑making, aiming to enable faster, scalable, and more cost‑effective development of onboard functions. A central challenge in this context is the reliable transfer of reinforcement learning policies trained in simulation to real systems, which requires systematic approaches to handle model uncertainties and real‑world variability.