A virtual event with the leaders of the MIT-PITT-RW autonomous racing team, hosted by Waymo.
Join Waymo for a virtual event with the leaders of the MIT-PITT-RW autonomous racing team for a conversation about the current state of autonomous driving technology at the university level, and how you can get involved no matter if you are a student or already well into your professional career journey.
Watch the recording on YouTube
Autonomous racing sits at the intersection of robotics, controls, and multi-agent planning, and student teams like the one formed across MIT, Pitt, and RW put those disciplines to work on a competitive track. Pit Stop to the Podium, a virtual event hosted by Waymo, brings those leaders together in a single conversation about where autonomous driving technology stands at the university level. The session also covers practical ways to participate, whether you are early in your studies or already deep into a professional career in mobility, product, or engineering. Topics range from vehicle automation and motion planning to human-robot interaction, and the format makes it easy to follow from a desk, a lab, or a pit lane.
The team leads who joined the conversation from MIT-PITT-RW.
MIT-PITT-RW Team Advisor
Nayana is a recent Computer Engineering graduate from the University of Pittsburgh and was the previous Pitt General Manager and club president for the Pitt Robotics and Automation Society. Her areas of interest are robotics and automated systems, specifically motion planning and multi-agent systems, as well as entrepreneurship.
MIT Driverless General Manager
Cindy is a first-year MBA candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she is the co-captain and general manager of MIT Driverless. She previously held roles in corporate development and strategy at TuSimple and in strategy and operations at a fin-tech startup.
Autonomous Racing Team
The MIT-PITT-RW team works on autonomous racing at the university level, bringing together students from MIT and the University of Pittsburgh.
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