Featured in MITBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYMarco MargaritoffJul 30, 2020ShareMIT Researchers Develop Drone Fleet Capable of Searching Forested Areas Without GPSNumerous drones can now simultaneously navigate forests without GPS, fuse their collected maps together, and improve search and rescue missions. BYMarco MargaritoffJul 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareBYEdward NiedermeyerApr 10, 2019ShareMIT Study Showing High “Functional Vigilance” Among Autopilot Users Comes With Massive CaveatsElon Musk adds the MIT-AVT study to his list of misleading Autopilot safety claims by glossing over key factors, both disclosed by the authors and not. BYEdward NiedermeyerApr 10, 2019ShareBYStephen EdelsteinFeb 15, 2019ShareMIT Claims New Tech Could Help Self-Driving Cars ‘See’ Through Fog and DustThat’s exactly the kind of sensor technology autonomous cars need in order to go mainstream. BYStephen EdelsteinFeb 15, 2019ShareBYJames GilboyMay 25, 2018ShareBMW, MIT Codevelop World’s First 3D-Printed Inflatable MaterialBalloon animals are so last year. BYJames GilboyMay 25, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinMay 23, 2018ShareMIT Trains Self-Driving Cars to Change Lanes More Like Human DriversSometimes a little aggression is appropriate. BYStephen EdelsteinMay 23, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinMay 7, 2018ShareMIT Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Navigate Unmapped RoadsThis could allow autonomous cars to escape the big city. BYStephen EdelsteinMay 7, 2018ShareBYKate GibsonMar 6, 2018ShareAbout Half of Uber, Lyft Drivers Make Less Than Minimum Wage: Revised EstimateInitial revision to findings still doesn’t paint a glowing wage picture for those that work for the ride-hailing services. BYKate GibsonMar 6, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinMar 2, 2018ShareVehicle Costs May Put Some Uber and Lyft Drivers in the RedThe ride-sharing drivers earn just $3.37 per hour on average, according to an MIT study. BYStephen EdelsteinMar 2, 2018ShareBYKate GibsonDec 18, 2017ShareAnother Reason to Loathe TailgatersResearchers at MIT say U.S. roadways would have fewer ‘phantom traffic jams’ if motorists maintained equal distance between cars. BYKate GibsonDec 18, 2017ShareBYMarco MargaritoffNov 8, 2017ShareMIT-founded Morse Develops Single-Use Disappearing Drone for DARPAIn 2015, DARPA challenged research teams to develop a disintegrating drone. MIT-founded Morse Corp. won the bid. BYMarco MargaritoffNov 8, 2017ShareBYChris ConstantineNov 7, 2017ShareLamborghini, MIT Unveil Electric Terzo Millennio ConceptThe future of the Raging Bull begins now. BYChris ConstantineNov 7, 2017ShareBYMax GoldbergOct 27, 2017Share2-Vehicle Households More Likely to Choose a Second Car With Worse Gas Mileage, MIT Study SaysOne Prius and one Suburban, to balance things out. BYMax GoldbergOct 27, 2017ShareBYMarco MargaritoffAug 31, 2017ShareMIT Researchers Develop Highly Efficient, Drone-Based ‘RFly’ RFID SystemResearchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a drone-based RFID system that could vastly improve retail stock accounting. BYMarco MargaritoffAug 31, 2017ShareBYMarco MargaritoffJul 20, 2017ShareMIT Researchers Develop Mini-Computer Chips for Mini-DronesResearchers at MIT are designing smaller, more efficient computer chips to “miniaturize the brain of a drone.” BYMarco MargaritoffJul 20, 2017Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYMarco MargaritoffJul 30, 2020ShareMIT Researchers Develop Drone Fleet Capable of Searching Forested Areas Without GPSNumerous drones can now simultaneously navigate forests without GPS, fuse their collected maps together, and improve search and rescue missions. BYMarco MargaritoffJul 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020Share
BYEdward NiedermeyerApr 10, 2019ShareMIT Study Showing High “Functional Vigilance” Among Autopilot Users Comes With Massive CaveatsElon Musk adds the MIT-AVT study to his list of misleading Autopilot safety claims by glossing over key factors, both disclosed by the authors and not. BYEdward NiedermeyerApr 10, 2019Share
BYStephen EdelsteinFeb 15, 2019ShareMIT Claims New Tech Could Help Self-Driving Cars ‘See’ Through Fog and DustThat’s exactly the kind of sensor technology autonomous cars need in order to go mainstream. BYStephen EdelsteinFeb 15, 2019Share
BYJames GilboyMay 25, 2018ShareBMW, MIT Codevelop World’s First 3D-Printed Inflatable MaterialBalloon animals are so last year. BYJames GilboyMay 25, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinMay 23, 2018ShareMIT Trains Self-Driving Cars to Change Lanes More Like Human DriversSometimes a little aggression is appropriate. BYStephen EdelsteinMay 23, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinMay 7, 2018ShareMIT Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Navigate Unmapped RoadsThis could allow autonomous cars to escape the big city. BYStephen EdelsteinMay 7, 2018Share
BYKate GibsonMar 6, 2018ShareAbout Half of Uber, Lyft Drivers Make Less Than Minimum Wage: Revised EstimateInitial revision to findings still doesn’t paint a glowing wage picture for those that work for the ride-hailing services. BYKate GibsonMar 6, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinMar 2, 2018ShareVehicle Costs May Put Some Uber and Lyft Drivers in the RedThe ride-sharing drivers earn just $3.37 per hour on average, according to an MIT study. BYStephen EdelsteinMar 2, 2018Share
BYKate GibsonDec 18, 2017ShareAnother Reason to Loathe TailgatersResearchers at MIT say U.S. roadways would have fewer ‘phantom traffic jams’ if motorists maintained equal distance between cars. BYKate GibsonDec 18, 2017Share
BYMarco MargaritoffNov 8, 2017ShareMIT-founded Morse Develops Single-Use Disappearing Drone for DARPAIn 2015, DARPA challenged research teams to develop a disintegrating drone. MIT-founded Morse Corp. won the bid. BYMarco MargaritoffNov 8, 2017Share
BYChris ConstantineNov 7, 2017ShareLamborghini, MIT Unveil Electric Terzo Millennio ConceptThe future of the Raging Bull begins now. BYChris ConstantineNov 7, 2017Share
BYMax GoldbergOct 27, 2017Share2-Vehicle Households More Likely to Choose a Second Car With Worse Gas Mileage, MIT Study SaysOne Prius and one Suburban, to balance things out. BYMax GoldbergOct 27, 2017Share
BYMarco MargaritoffAug 31, 2017ShareMIT Researchers Develop Highly Efficient, Drone-Based ‘RFly’ RFID SystemResearchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a drone-based RFID system that could vastly improve retail stock accounting. BYMarco MargaritoffAug 31, 2017Share
BYMarco MargaritoffJul 20, 2017ShareMIT Researchers Develop Mini-Computer Chips for Mini-DronesResearchers at MIT are designing smaller, more efficient computer chips to “miniaturize the brain of a drone.” BYMarco MargaritoffJul 20, 2017Share
