After completing a course you correctly associated new knowledge with the potential for a cool project in an area which has been made very attractive ("hot") following Google's announcement of self-driving vehicles. You then wrote up the project in very nice prose with informative pictures and a great above-the-fold hook that makes me say, "Wow, I need to read more."

This project is a code sample, writing sample, presentation, and creativity example all in one, and it answers the "Should we hire this person?" question immediately. For that, I commend you.