Why some speedometers lag behind reality
Have you ever noticed how sometimes the display on your vehicle's speedometer is different from the speed shown on the navigation app on your phone?
Nov 15, 2023
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Automotive
News tagged with roads
Software
How to never get a speeding fine again, and maybe save a child's life
What if our cars didn't allow us to speed? Or, at least, strongly encouraged us not to speed?
Nov 9, 2023
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Engineering
Concrete versus asphalt for Nigeria's roads: which is better?
Nigeria's new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted, is due to the precarious state ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Japan's first fully autonomous vehicle suspended
Japan's first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said Monday.
Oct 30, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
A study of connected vehicle technology
The largest on-road trial of connected vehicle technology in Australia has found participants who used the technology for nine months approved of it in general and contributed significant feedback on further enhancement to ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Security
New research will help strengthen vital infrastructure resilience against malevolent attacks
As technology continues to advance, the likelihood of malevolent attacks and subsequent failures on society's critical infrastructures increases. Blackouts, water shortages, transport collapses—these potential threats to ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Business
Opinion: The High Court of Australia's decision on electric vehicles will make charging for road use very difficult
The High Court of Australia's decision to invalidate Victoria's electric vehicle tax has been widely noted as a major judgment in the history of federal-state taxation powers.
Oct 23, 2023
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Automotive
Electric truck maker Rivian says construction on 1st phase of Georgia factory will proceed in 2024
Rivian Automotive will move ahead with construction on a factory in Georgia early next year, the company confirmed Thursday.
Oct 20, 2023
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Engineering
Rolling resistance of bicycle tires with ambient temperature in focus
Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing has investigated how the rolling resistance of bicycle tires against the road surface are most affected by ambient temperature and the ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Automotive
Researchers develop road pothole filtering program based on AI
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a "Road Pothole Filtering Program" to establish an emergency road restoration system for frequent pothole occurrences.
Sep 18, 2023
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