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Cornell Electric Vehicles
Cornell Electric Vehicles is Cornell University’s foremost project team dedicated to building autonomous, hyper-efficient electric cars. Our interdisciplinary team operates with the agility of a startup and the rigor of an engineering lab, creating industry-grade vehicles that have placed highly at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. We’re proud to be at the forefront of clean, data-driven innovation in the next generation of transportation.
This year, our team is pushing toward SAE Level 3 autonomy, developing smarter, safer, and more efficient vehicles through collaboration across subteams:
Electrical: Enhancing sensor systems, designing smarter wire harnesses for new system nodes, and building our own custom battery.
Autonomy: Developing a machine-learning-based perception stack that identifies stop signs, pedestrians, and potholes to enable advanced driver response.
Data A&A: Strengthening wireless data acquisition, building redundancy into transfer systems, and streamlining real-time data storage and analysis.
Mechanical: Refining designs to double 2026 Shell Eco-Marathon performance, guided by real-world data and feedback from autonomous testing.
Your support makes this possible. Every donation to Cornell Electric Vehicles fuels student innovation, empowers hands-on learning, and drives the future of efficient, autonomous transportation.
Follow our journey on @cornellelectricvehicles and join us this November as we launch our Fall 2025 crowdfunding campaign—together, we’re engineering the future.
$50
Circuit Board
Help us fund the custom wired electric components of the car that integrate the work of both our software and mechanical teams!
$100
Tools
Buy our members new tools and increase the efficiency of both our manufacturing process and our car!
$250
Sensors
A key aspect of autonomous braking and the localization we have been working on is our sensors. With your donation, we can give our car eyes and ears!
$1,000
Send a CEV Member to Comp!
With your generous donation, we can send one more skilled team member to the Shell-Eco Marathon!
$2,500
Chassis Mold
The Chassis of our car requires a very precise carbon-fiber molding process. With your help, our car can be easily materialized!
$5,000
Sponsorship
With this generous donation, we will consider you or your company one of our most vital sponsors. This gives you access to our team members, design and manufacturing process, and regular team updates!