PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT WPI Alum Named IGDAF Women in Games Ambassador NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT Drone Regulations Should Focus on Safety and Privacy AI Rising: Boston Tech Dives Into Robot Cars With New Toyota Lab Department(s): Robotics Engineering February 18, 2016 By now, almost everyone has heard about self-driving cars. When a New Yorker cartoon uses the technology as a premise, you know it has gone mainstream—at least in concept.