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MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project at the Museum of Science

Wednesday — Monday
July 17, 2024 —
March 31, 2025

Innovation Earth is an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science which is part of the Museum's greater year of the EarthShot programming. 

"We can live sustainably on Earth! Discover what’s possible when you step into Innovation: Earth, our brand-new exhibition that shines a light on the ways we’ll live, move, eat, and work in a carbon-neutral world. Through this immersive, interactive experience, you will gain an intimate understanding of the cutting-edge innovations that are altering our transportation, food, housing, and energy systems.

From urban farms to lightweight electric vehicles to flexible solar panels, this exhibit encourages you to imagine what a sustainable future can look like through the latest green energy technologies, and you’ll uncover a variety of ways scientists, engineers, and local communities are working together to restore and enhance natural climate regulation systems. "

The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project "aims to bring the convenience of on-demand mobility to bicycle-sharing, allowing more people to enjoy their cities in a new and environmentally friendly way.  In addition, it would serve as an efficient solution for the first- or last-mile,  improving the access to mass transit, and reducing car-dependency for longer trips.   Being an on-demand mobility solution,  users would be able to call for a bicycle trough an app and a bicycle will drive autonomously to wherever they are. Then, it would be ridden just like a regular bike and once the trip is complete, it would go back to autonomous mode either to pick up its next user or to a charging station."

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