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Professor
John Leonard
Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering; Samuel C. Collins Professor
Interests
- Navigation and mapping for autonomous mobile robots
- long-term visual simultaneous localization and mapping in dynamic environments
- self-driving autonomous cars
Professor Leonard News + Media
Better autonomous “reasoning” at tricky intersections
MIT and Toyota researchers have designed a new model to help autonomous vehicles determine when it’s safe to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Multi-university effort will advance materials, define the future of mobility
Three MIT-affiliated research teams will receive about $10M in funding as part of a $35M materials science discovery program launched by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI).
Talking Shop with Professor John Leonard
Professor John Leonard talks shop about why we aren't as close to falling asleep at the wheel as we think.
Faculty Details
Education
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1987
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
B.Eng. -
1991
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Ph.D.