Modeling and Simulation for Future Urban Mobility
Modeling and Simulation for Future Urban Mobility
Seminar led by Moshe Ben-Akiva, the Edmund K. Turner Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Recorded March 1, 2013
Putting it together: the modular car
Putting it together: the modular car
With the 10^5 Competition, MIT's Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) will leverage distributed innovation to build a better car.
In profile: Chris Zegras
Chris Zegras: Tackling transportation issues around the world
The associate professor of transportation and urban planning builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener.
The role of U.S. airports in disease epidemics
The role of U.S. airports in disease epidemics
Researchers at MIT are using a new mathematical model to better understand how contagious diseases are spread by air travel.
Shared Human-Machine Control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle ...
Shared Human-Machine Control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)
Read more about the Robotic Mobility Group at MIT News: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mechanical-engineers-develop-intelligent-car-co-pilot-0713.htmlAnd on the Group's website: http://web.mit.edu/mobility/
An "intelligent co-pilot" for cars
MIT researchers develop an "intelligent co-pilot" for cars
A new semiautonomous driver system can take the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Managing Resource — Constrained Supply Chains
Crossroads 2012: Managing Resource — Constrained Supply Chains
Dr. Randy Kirchain, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Material Systems Lab (MIT MSL)MIT MSL is working with industry to identify the materials supply constraints and price fluctuations that could impact the future viability of businesses. Dr. Kirchain will explain how ...
Megacities and Sustainability
Crossroads 2012: Megacities and Sustainability
Megacities — cities with a population of at least 10 million people — are growing in size and number, and are expected to account for about 20 percent of world GDP within a decade.
Mining Digital Data for Actionable Strategies
Crossroads 2012: Mining Digital Data for Actionable Strategies
Both the number and range of electronic data sources available to businesses are increasing at a phenomenal rate.
Talent Management That Supports Global Growth
Crossroads 2012: Talent Management That Supports Global Growth
Doug Cooper shares some of the challenges and solutions for managing global supply chain talent, with a special focus on overseas assignments.
Welcome & Overview
Crossroads 2012: Welcome & Overview
Jim Rice, MIT CTLCrossroads 2012: Supply Chains in Transition: The Driving Forces of ChangeJune 28, 2012 - 08:00am - 05:00pm EDTStata Center (Building 32-123)The growth of megacities, projected shortages of vital human and natural resources, and a dramatic increase in the amount of market data ...
Biofuels - MIT Club of Northern California
Biofuels - MIT Club of Northern California
Biofuels: How Biotech is Changing the Energy Industry MIT Club of Northern California Featuring the top executives of the Bay Area's leading Biofuels companies.John Melo - CEO, AmyrisJonathan Wolfson - CEO, SolazymeBob Mayer - CEO, Cobalt TechnologiesNoubar Afeyan - ...
Daily Patterns of Human Activities in the City
Daily Patterns of Human Activities in the City
This is an animation visualizing the movement and activities (differentiated by nine colors in the legend) of the surveyed individuals in the Chicago metropolitan area for an average weekday in 2008. Data source: Chicago Travel Tracker Household Travel Inventory ...
Simulating Bus Rapid Transit Scenarios in Chicago, IL
Simulating Bus Rapid Transit Scenarios in Chicago, IL
Simulating Bus Rapid Transit Scenarios on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL. Modeled by Shan Jiang and recorded by Shan Jiang and Mikel Murga in 2007.