As part of an MS/MBA dual degree program, LGO students are fully integrated into both MIT Sloan School of Management and the School of Engineering and have a wide range of extracurricular options and avenues. Many take part in conferences and competitions across campus, drawing on both their business and technical skills to build their experience and network.
MIT Driverless’ is a hub of practical autonomy at MIT that works “to be the place where the brightest minds come to learn about the challenges in deploying software on full scale autonomous vehicles, and to connect them with our industry partners as they look for their future engineering leaders.”
Last year’s team made it to third place at the Formula Student Germany, one of the world’s most competitive automobile design competitions for students. This year’s team is aiming for the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a $1.5 million prize competition that will be held at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dan Reilly, LGO ’21 in Mechanical Engineering, is currently spearheading the sponsor search to fund their entry into this new race.
