Hi Tech & Innovation
A technical paper by scientists at the Beijing Institute of Technology introduced simultaneous and sequential hybrid brain-computer interfaces (hBCIs) that incorporate EEG and EMG signals for classifying drivers' hard braking, ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Software
Vehicle traffic has long defied description. Once measured roughly through visual inspection and traffic cameras, new smartphone crowdsourcing tools are now quantifying traffic far more precisely. This popular method, however, ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Engineering
Adding a fourth light to traffic signals—in addition to red, green, and yellow—would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow for both autonomous vehicles and human drivers. ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Automotive
Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%.
Nov 15, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids.
Jan 12, 2024
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Automotive
While we may have to wait a little longer for fully automated flying cars, the future of automated vehicles is not far away.
Nov 1, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The road sweeper and a golf buggy move around the track with ease, jamming their brakes on when a pedestrian steps out and negotiating sharp turns.
Dec 22, 2019
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Automotive
Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.
Dec 23, 2021
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Engineering
Research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering and Portland State University suggests a trio of roadway treatments would enable people age 65 and older to travel on foot more safely.
Jul 19, 2022
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Automotive
A new study finds that "connected" vehicles, which share data with each other wirelessly, significantly improve travel time through intersections—but automated vehicles can actually slow down travel time through intersections ...
Aug 14, 2023
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