College of Engineering news

Despite years of development, truly autonomous technologies such as self-driving vehicles and delivery drones continue to remain elusive, largely due to safety and reliability concerns. Meanwhile, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, neural networks—a type…

Autonomous systems are becoming more prevalent in a variety of industries and applications, and Xiangru Xu believes this trend will continue growing rapidly. Think self-driving cars, drones, warehouse robots, robot vacuum cleaners, Mars rovers and…

You don’t have to work in the transportation industry to feel the impact of America’s trucker shortage. Across the United States, the issue, which has simmered for years, reared its head as the nation’s supply…

For an autonomous vehicle, navigating a dense, busy urban environment presents almost limitless scenarios that require split-second reactions and accurate decisions. Designing such a vehicle that can operate safely is a formidable challenge, even for…

Darryl Thelen What a year! Our academic routines have been disrupted by the pandemic, yet our faculty, staff and students have adapted and persevered in ways that are truly remarkable. We still offered many in-person…

Wisconsin Autonomous, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison students, is among the 10 collegiate teams selected to compete in the AutoDrive Challenge II organized by SAE International and General Motors. Participating university teams will develop…

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2019 was a year full of extraordinary achievements. We continued to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge on many fronts, improve the quality of people’s lives through our engineering…