Study measures how fast humans react to road hazards

In “semiautonomous” cars, older drivers may need more time to take the wheel when responding to the unexpected.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 7, 2019 ~8 min

Taking a city’s pulse with moveable sensors

Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
June 11, 2019 ~7 min


Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation

Autonomous control system “learns” to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 22, 2019 ~7 min

Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks

Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 9, 2019 ~7 min

Giving keener “electric eyesight” to autonomous vehicles

On-chip system that detects signals at sub-terahertz wavelengths could help steer driverless cars through fog and dust.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 14, 2019 ~8 min

Identifying artificial intelligence “blind spots”

Model identifies instances when autonomous systems have learned from examples that may cause dangerous errors in the real world.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 24, 2019 ~8 min

How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?

Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 24, 2018 ~6 min

On a mission to build the uncrashable car | MIT News

Ryan Eustice PhD '05 and his team at the Toyota Research Institute are using artificial intelligence technologies to develop a car incapable of causing accidents.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
June 11, 2018 ~5 min


How many taxis does a city need? | MIT News

New dispatching approach could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
May 23, 2018 ~6 min

Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do | MIT News

Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
May 22, 2018 ~5 min

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