Engineering
The cul-de-sac is a suburban trap. It's virtually useless as a road, doesn't support public transport, cycling or walking, and doesn't work well as a play or gathering place. Its literal translation from the French is "bottom ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Automotive
The sale of electric cars is growing. Globally, some 2 million electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2022—75% more than in the first three months of 2021. Most, though, are sold in high income countries.
Jan 9, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Fully automated vehicles (AVs), or driverless cars, will be commonplace sooner than we may think. Right now, car makers and transportation network companies—also known as ridesharing companies—are steering AV development. ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Automotive
In Japan, a substantial amount of point cloud data–a set of data points in space–has been measured and accumulated for public works using mobile mapping systems and terrestrial laser scanners. However, this vast amount ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Robotics
An early prototype of Tesla Inc.'s proposed Optimus humanoid robot slowly and awkwardly walked onto a stage, turned, and waved to a cheering crowd at the company's artificial intelligence event Friday.
Oct 2, 2022
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Business
The chief executive officer of Zoox, Amazon.com Inc.'s self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities "sooner than people expect," but stopped short of saying when her own company's product would appear ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Augmented reality (AR) head-up displays (HUDs) are widely considered to be the future of connected vehicles, but more human-centered studies are needed to assess the impact of AR on the driver while operating a vehicle on ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia has no clear strategy to decarbonise transport. That's a problem, because without a plan, our take-up of clean technologies like electric cars, trucks and buses is slow. It's stopping us from meeting our climate ...
May 11, 2022
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Automotive
Petrol prices are hitting eye-watering highs. As global affairs put pressure on the availability of commodities, we're likely to continue seeing volatile petrol prices in the future.
Mar 24, 2022
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Automotive
Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a "Boombox" function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians.
Feb 10, 2022
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