How connected vehicles' windshield wipers could prevent flooding
One of your car's oldest features has been put to a new, high-tech use by University of Michigan researchers.
Jan 18, 2019
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News tagged with rain
Energy & Green Tech
Californians told not to charge EVs as grid struggles in heat wave
Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling gas-powered cars, as the aging electricity grid struggles with a fearsome heatwave.
Aug 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar technology with the beauty of butterfly wings
Photovoltaic and solar thermal systems are not always considered aesthetically enhancing to a building. The colored modules, however, being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are refreshingly ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Automotive
Heavy rain affects object detection by autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors
High level autonomous vehicles (AVs) are promised by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and technology companies to improve road safety as well as bringing economical and societal benefits to us all.
Feb 25, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
AI tech to spot dangerous drivers
New license recognition technology could one day be used to detect dangerous drivers before problems arise.
Sep 11, 2020
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Engineering
A subway flood expert explains what needs to be done to stop underground station deluges
Subway stations in New York were inundated with water following heavy rain on Sept. 1, 2021. But the Big Apple isn't alone—over the last year we have seen similar images in other major cities, including London and Zhengzhou ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Novel techniques extract more accurate data from images degraded by environmental factors
Computer vision technology is increasingly used in areas such as automatic surveillance systems, self-driving cars, facial recognition, healthcare and social distancing tools. Users require accurate and reliable visual information ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Tokyo, as you've never seen it before
It's Tokyo, but unlike you've ever seen it before—a miniaturised 1:1,000 scale version of one of the world's biggest capitals, displaying everything from sea levels to population densities.
Apr 7, 2021
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Google counts blessings of rain for testing self-driving sensors
Google has been releasing monthly reports about its self-driving car program. Tech sites are talking about Google's self-driving report for December, which has information about how they are working to make sure the cars ...
Business
NY judge says pay raise for delivery workers can go ahead
Three big companies in the gig economy—Uber, Doordash and Grubhub—lost a court battle Thursday in New York after a judge upheld a new minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers who became essential during the pandemic.
Sep 29, 2023
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