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The Android controlled RC car is controlled by a Smartphone running on an Android application. It is developed to autonomously avoid obstacles that are not visible to the user driver. The RC car is equipped with an ultrasonic sensor, a Bluetooth module, and an Arduino UNO microcontroller board. This is a very simple and easy type of remote control car, where the ordinary controller has been replaced by Arduino that controls the propulsion and direction of the car. Arduino has played a major role in the robotic section and has made it easier to convert digital and analog signal to physical movements and it is a self-constructed car which is controlled by DC motor. The Android application uses the embedded orientation sensor on the Smartphone to determine the four directions (forward, backward, left and right) intended by the user. The received command from the android application results in corresponding propulsion of the RC car. The control commands are transmitted to the RC car through the Bluetooth communication. The remote for the car can be any android phone and this project can be made in large scale for real time vehicles.