Automotive
U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Automotive
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla's Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.
Mar 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A cheap charcoal air filter can reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inside vehicles by as much as 90%, compared to levels outside the vehicle.
Mar 6, 2023
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Business
In mid-February, Tesla announced the recall of over 350,000 vehicles—more than 20,000 in Canada —due to a problem with its "Full Self-Driving Capability" system. This self-driving feature was found to possibly cause vehicles ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Engineering
At a traffic light, red means stop and green means go. But transportation engineers at North Carolina State University are now proposing a "white light," which would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow—and ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Software
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed autonomous driving software which distributes risk on the street in a fair manner. The algorithm contained in the software is considered to be the first ...
Feb 3, 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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Automotive
Many traffic jams are caused by human behavior: a slight tap on the brakes can ripple through a line of cars, triggering a slowdown—or complete gridlock—for no apparent reason.
Nov 24, 2022
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Engineering
A roadway setup known as the "bike box," a painted-off area for bicyclists at the front of an intersection, can help them stay safe at urban, signalized intersections, research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Automotive
Increasingly equipped with wireless interfaces, vehicles including driver-less vehicles make up a significant part of ubiquitous connection. As a consequence, not only do wireless networks grow quickly in terms of network ...
Nov 15, 2022
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