CareerPlan

Research Intern, World Models and Synthetic Data for Autonomous Driving - Summer 2027

US, CA, Santa ClaraInternship2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop generative world models and synthetic data engines to simulate complex driving environments and improve autonomous vehicle robustness.

Role type

Research Intern (Generative AI for Autonomous Driving)

Builds

Generative video/world models, controllable driving scenarios, and synthetic datasets for AV training.

Domain

Autonomous Driving / Generative AI / Computer Vision

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Deep learning, Generative modeling, Computer vision, Python, Neural network development, Experimental design

Preferred skills

Multimodal learning, 3D scene understanding, Diffusion models, Large-scale dataset curation, End-to-end learning

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, Simulation frameworks (CARLA, LGSVL), Diffusion models, Transformers

Responsibilities

Research and prototype generative world models and traffic world models; Develop methods for controllable generation of safety-critical driving scenarios; Design and conduct experiments to evaluate how generated data affects AV model performance; Collaborate with researchers and engineers on research prototypes; Contribute to high-impact research publications.