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Cybersecurity: This is crucial in CAVs due to the increased connectivity and automation. It involves protecting vehicles from cyber-attacks, unauthorized access, and ensuring data privacy. Topics like network security protocols, intrusion detection systems, and secure communication channels are pivotal.

Robotics and AI: Robotics plays a key role in automation, dealing with the physical actions a vehicle performs, while AI contributes to decision-making processes. This includes machine learning algorithms for object detection, path planning, and adaptive learning for unpredictable environments.

Software Development: Software is the backbone of CAVs, encompassing everything from the operating system to application software for navigation, user interfaces, and vehicle control systems. This area involves software engineering, real-time system design, and development methodologies.

Sensor Technology and Data Fusion: CAVs rely heavily on various sensors (like LiDAR, radar, cameras) to perceive their surroundings. Data fusion involves integrating data from these diverse sensors to create a reliable and accurate representation of the environment.

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication: This covers vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and other V2X communications. It's essential for traffic management, safety, and enabling cooperative driving.

Control Systems and Algorithms: These are central to CAVs, including adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, and autonomous parking. Control theory, model predictive control, and nonlinear dynamics are key topics.

Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI): This includes regulations, standards, liability issues, and ethical considerations like decision-making in unavoidable crash scenarios.

Power Systems and Electrification: This involves battery technology, electric powertrains, and energy management, especially as many CAVs are also electric vehicles.

Human-Machine Interface (HMI): Focuses on how users interact with the CAVs, including dashboard displays, voice commands, and user experience design.