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nuTonomy to test its self-driving cars on specific public roads in Boston

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The company’s autonomous and robotics technology system grew out of research conducted in MIT labs run by nuTonomy co-founders Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli. nuTonomy plans to launch its self-driving mobility-on-demand service in Singapore in 2018. Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport section of the city. Earlier post.).

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MIT and Princeton researchers leverage smartphone cameras for collaborative traffic signal schedule advisory system; tests show 20% cut in fuel consumption

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In July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference, researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and to then tell drivers when slowing down could help them avoid waiting at lights.

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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new detailed air-quality model to simulate the effects of physical, chemical, and meteorological processing of highly reactive trace species in urban areas.

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

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Both companies care immensely about solving urban transportation issues and the future of our cities, and we look forward to working with Lyft as we continue to improve our autonomous vehicle software system. nuTonomy plans to launch its self-driving mobility-on- demand service in Singapore in 2018. Earlier post.). Founded by Drs.

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