Algorithm enables robot teams to complete missions, such as mapping or search-and-rescue, with minimal wasted effort. Sometimes, one robot isn’t enough. Consider a search-and-rescue mission…
Optimistic predictions expect reliable autonomous vehicles to be commercially available by 2030, at a time when mobility is undergoing a profound shift away from traditional…
Megapixel image sensor could bring significant improvements to augmented reality and LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles. Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based…
Using a photorealistic simulation engine, vehicles learn to drive in the real world and recover from near-crash scenarios. A simulation system invented at MIT to…
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have found that they can cause the autopilot on an autonomous vehicle to…
Detailed, fast imaging of hidden objects could help self-driving cars detect hazards. Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as…
The emergence of smart cars has opened the door to limitless possibilities for technology and innovation – but also to threats beyond the car itself….
Autonomous system improves environmental sampling at sea: Robotic boats could more rapidly locate the most valuable sampling spots in uncharted waters. An autonomous robotic system…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are getting smarter with the help of an international team of researchers. They developed a way for multiple UAVS to fall…
Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery. In the not too distant future, robots may be dispatched as last-mile delivery vehicles to drop your…
Helping autonomous vehicles see around corners: By sensing tiny changes in shadows, a new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision. To improve…
Engineers have developed decision-making and motion-planning technology to limit injuries and damage when self-driving vehicles are involved in unavoidable crashes. After recognizing that a collision…
MIT startup’s unique approach to improving human mobility is helping it gain traction in a competitive landscape. Some of the biggest companies in the world…