Engineering
As of 2022, 17 car manufacturers have announced plans to use or are currently using LiDAR sensors across 21 different models. However, there are a few things that need to be solved before this technology can be used widespread.
Jan 26, 2023
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Automotive
The classic thought experiment known as the "trolley problem" asks: Should you pull a lever to divert a runaway trolley so that it kills one person rather than five? Alternatively: What if you'd have to push someone onto ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Automotive
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.
Jan 11, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Love them or hate them, new mobility devices like e-bikes are here to stay.
Jun 2, 2022
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Other
Dr. Joey Iuliano of the University of Arizona, a 2020 NITC dissertation fellow who earned his Ph.D. in 2021, has published a journal article in the March 2022 issue of Cogent Social Sciences: Where and how Tucsonans ride ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Security
Government action is needed so driverless vehicles can be insured against malicious hacks which could have potentially catastrophic consequences, a study says.
Nov 3, 2021
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Engineering
Roadside construction—be it a detour, a closed lane, or a slow weave past workers and equipment—work zones impact traffic flow and travel times on a system-wide level. The ability to predict exactly what those impacts ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Automotive
Replacing cars that run on fossil fuels with electric cars will be important in meeting climate goals—road transport produces more than 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But there are obstacles to wider uptake, particularly ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Automotive
The U.S. government's road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.
Nov 19, 2020
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Engineering
Researchers have proposed an innovative new solution to dealing with dangerous icy roads in winter, putting forward an improved, safer method in a paper published today in Applied Spectroscopy Reviews.
Nov 30, 2017
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