On April 9, a trailer with the words “Born by Fire” emblazoned on the back pulled…
Tag: autonomous vehicles
Safer skies with self-flying helicopters
In late 2019, after years of studying aviation and aerospace engineering, Hector (Haofeng) Xu decided to…
Planning algorithm enables high-performance flight
A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its…
A global resource for better transportation systems
Launched in 2020, the MIT Mobility Initiative (MMI) is a unique cross-Institute initiative aimed at convening…
Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving
Hyper-realistic virtual worlds have been heralded as the best driving schools for autonomous vehicles (AVs), since…
Driving on the cutting edge of autonomous vehicle tech
In October, a modified Dallara-15 Indy Lights race car programmed by MIT Driverless will hit the…