Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Webinar Description: This webinar focuses on the examination of two primary strategies or methodologies being employed in developing and commercializing autonomous vehicles, as well as the challenges these approaches face in the process of being successfully commercialized. The first approach is the so-called vision-based end-to-end learning approach, for example, FSD from Tesla. The other approach uses multiple types of sensors including LiDAR sensors and relies on HD maps from the LiDAR sensors to localize the vehicle, for example, Waymo’s approach. We will compare and examine the two approaches from several angles.

June 3, 2024 – Burlington, MA - Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not. Maura Barrada and Jamya (Mya) Evans are seniors at Brockton High School in Massachusetts. Despite all conceivable odds, they have been accepted to Aerospace Engineering Programs in highly respected four-year universities – Embry-Riddle and the University at Buffalo, respectively. But under the current FAFSA (Federal Student Aid), and despite their limited resources, they are unable to obtain enough scholarships and aid to allow them to pursue these opportunities.

This week on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, sponsored by USI and centered around 'Education,' Matthew Johnson, the Vice President and Director of Education of the SEAR Program (Science Experiential Aerial Research Program) and Vice President of Volatus Aerospace, and a decorated visionary in UAS use, joins us as our special guest. Through the SEAR Program, Matthew works with schools and municipalities across Canada and the U.S. to aid students in UAS-focused research and provide hands-on experiential UAS training and education. Join Dawn and Matthew as they talk about the SEAR Program's latest initiatives, the broader landscape of educational opportunities in autonomous systems and how you can collaborate with the SEAR Program to build tomorrow’s UAS leaders today.

Each February, Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans all throughout history. AUVSI connected with DE&I Advisory Group member Matt Scassero to learn how STEM programs can observe Black History Month. Scassero is Director of Operations and Outreach for the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the MATRIX Lab at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland.