Autonomous vehicles

MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses at a distance of several meters, while identifying the tags’ locations with an average error of about 19 centimeters.

Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control

System could save retailers billions lost through faulty inventory records.

August 25, 2017

New hybrid gas-to-electric drones from MIT spinout Top Flight Technologies offer an order-of-magnitude increase in range, payload size, and power over battery-powered counterparts. The drones may pave the way for package delivery and human flight.

Hybrid drones carry heavier payloads for greater distances

Startup’s gas-electric engines may pave way for package delivery and human flight.

August 4, 2017

Featured video: A self-driving wheelchair

Autonomous wheelchair developed by researchers at MIT and in Singapore promises improved independence for the disabled.

July 26, 2017

Localizing ground-penetrating radar (LGPR) developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory uses inherently stable subsurface features and their geolocation to locate a vehicle, even in adverse weather conditions. Below the surface, an earlier map can be seen in gray on the left, while a current scan is shown in light blue under the vehicle, and the registered data is shown in blue and green behind the vehicle...

Lincoln Laboratory enters licensing agreement to produce its localizing ground-penetrating radar

Commercial prototypes of the system will be available to the self-driving vehicle industry.

July 18, 2017

$Engineers at MIT have taken a first step in designing a computer chip that uses a fraction of the power of larger drone computers and is tailored for a drone as small as a bottlecap.$

Miniaturizing the brain of a drone

Method for designing efficient computer chips may get miniature smart drones off the ground.

July 11, 2017

One of the researchers' quadcopter drones with wheels.

Drones that drive

CSAIL team’s system of quadcopters that fly and drive suggest another approach to developing flying cars.

June 26, 2017

Open Water Power’s battery that "drinks" in sea water to operate is safer and cheaper, and provides a tenfold increase in range, over traditional lithium-ion batteries used for unpiloted underwater vehicles. The power system consists of an alloyed aluminum anode, an alloyed cathode, and an alkaline electrolyte positioned between the electrodes. Components are only activated when flooded with wat...

Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles

Startup’s novel aluminum batteries increase the range of UUVs tenfold.

June 15, 2017

The MIT AgeLab and Toyota CSRC set up a camera system at a busy Cambridge intersection to study minute details of pedestrian movements.

AgeLab researching autonomous vehicle systems in ongoing collaboration with Toyota

Innovative MIT research focuses on developing systems to perceive and identify objects in their environment and understand social interactions in traffic.

June 8, 2017

Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days

New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.

June 6, 2017

The MIT Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems hosted the Smart Urban Infrastructures Workshop on May 11-12, 2017 at the MIT Media Lab.

LIDS Smart Urban Infrastructures Workshop highlights emerging research

Speakers from academia, industry, and government discuss the evolution of smart urban systems.

May 31, 2017

Cinematography on the fly

System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.

May 17, 2017

"The new frontier is learning how to design the relationships between people, robots, and infrastructure," says David Mindell, the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and a professor of aeronautics and astronautics. "We need new sensors, new software, new ways of architecting systems."

Q&A: On the future of human-centered robotics

Professor David Mindell, who researches the interaction between automation and human behavior, discusses the interdependence of people, robots, and infrastructure.

May 15, 2017

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and current chair of Google's parent company, Alphabet, touched on many issues during his visit to MIT, including self-driving cars, the state of computer science research, and artificial intelligence in health care.

Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology

Former Google CEO, now chairman of parent company Alphabet, speaks to students as part of fireside chat with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus.

May 4, 2017

Left to right: Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, MIT AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Director Yossi Sheffi, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker

Governor Charlie Baker visits AgeLab at MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

Baker-Polito administration establishes council to address aging in Massachusetts.

April 19, 2017

Mobileye co-founder Amnon Shashua PhD '93 delivered a lecture on autonomous driving at MIT on March 27.

Looking ahead to the future of computer-driven cars

Amnon Shashua PhD ’93, co-founder of Mobileye, discusses challenges associated with autonomous vehicles in MIT visit.

April 13, 2017

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