Speeding algorithms by shrinking data
A new approach to processing ‘big data’ creates succinct representations of huge data sets, so that existing algorithms can handle them efficiently.
Smoother dashboard typefaces might enhance driver safety
AgeLab study suggests ‘humanist’ lettering style is easier for drivers to read quickly.
MIT Sloan Fellows Program is vehicle to success
MIT Sloan Fellow talks about the concept of car sharing.
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars
Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Sharing data links in networks of cars
A new algorithm lets networks of Wi-Fi-connected cars, whose layout is constantly changing, share a few expensive links to the Internet.
Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the road
Study shows that pavement deflection under vehicle tires makes for a continuous uphill drive that increases fuel consumption.
Our gasoline-free future and how to get there
Toyota’s Tom Stricker shares his view with the MIT community.
New study links air pollution and early death in the U.K.
Researchers find car exhaust causes more premature deaths than car accidents.
Fuel for thought
Economist Christopher Knittel uncovers surprising facts about the cars we drive — and about the price of gas.
Researchers create first large-scale model of human mobility that incorporates human nature
Work is broadly applicable to studies of commuting, migration, freight, even epidemics.
Liquid batteries could level the load
MIT team makes progress toward goal of inexpensive grid-scale batteries that could help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable.
Revealing how a battery material works
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
The case of the missing gas mileage
Automakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum.