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# Waypoints

In this tutorial students will learn about waypoints, how to place them on a map to form a circuit and how to program a vehicle to automatically navigate between them.

## Materials

- [S0501StarterU6.zip](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/df3d0096-d717-50e8-81ac-9d0a4652d910/versions%5B_key==%2211a251cf725c95024a87190c354d7614%22%5D.materials%5B_key==%22f2799fa271a0%22%5D.file/S0501StarterU6_20260320_143112.zip)

## 1. Waypoints

[Video](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/df3d0096-d717-50e8-81ac-9d0a4652d910/versions%5B_key==%2211a251cf725c95024a87190c354d7614%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAnq2%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAnuW%22%5D.overviewVideo/S0501_20260313_154804.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/df3d0096-d717-50e8-81ac-9d0a4652d910/versions%5B_key==%2211a251cf725c95024a87190c354d7614%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAnq2%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAnuW%22%5D.subtitles/S0501%20VTT%20en_20260522_125711.vtt))

In this tutorial students will learn about waypoints, how to place them on a map to form a circuit and how to program a vehicle to automatically navigate between them.

## 2. Slerping to the Direction of Travel

[Video](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/df3d0096-d717-50e8-81ac-9d0a4652d910/versions%5B_key==%2211a251cf725c95024a87190c354d7614%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAo7y%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAoCS%22%5D.overviewVideo/S0502_20260313_155801.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/df3d0096-d717-50e8-81ac-9d0a4652d910/versions%5B_key==%2211a251cf725c95024a87190c354d7614%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAo7y%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZwAoCS%22%5D.subtitles/S0502%20VTT%20en_20260522_125726.vtt))

In this tutorial students will learn how rotational speed and waypoint accuracy affect an AIs ability to traverse waypoints.