Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are at the forefront of technological advancements in transportation, combining artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, sensor fusion, robotics, and real-time decision-making. These systems rely on complex algorithms to navigate safely, communicate with other vehicles (V2V), infrastructure (V2I), and pedestrians, and adapt to constantly changing environments. A PhD in autonomous vehicles offers opportunities to address critical challenges such as safety, perception, real-time control, decision-making, and cybersecurity.Autonomous Vehicles span a wide range of topics, including perception, decision-making, communication, human-vehicle interaction, cybersecurity, and ethical considerations. Each of these areas offers exciting opportunities to solve some of the most pressing challenges in the development of safe, efficient, and reliable autonomous vehicles.