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Understanding Fruit Fly Behavior May Be Next Step Toward Autonomous Vehicles

Apr. 6, 2021 — With over 70% of respondents to a AAA annual survey on autonomous driving reporting they would fear being in a fully self-driving car, makers like ...

New Early Warning System for Self-Driving Cars

Mar. 30, 2021 — A team of researchers has developed a new early warning system for vehicles that uses artificial intelligence to learn from thousands of real traffic situations. The results show that, if used in ...

Electric Cars: Recharge Your Batteries

Mar. 24, 2021 — Chemical engineers have learned more about the nature of lithium-ion batteries that could lead to batteries that recharge much faster than ...

Big Breakthrough for 'Massless' Energy Storage

Mar. 22, 2021 — Researchers have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fiber that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and ...

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Ridesharing Intensifies Urban Road Congestion

Mar. 31, 2021 — A study to assess how ridesharing impacts urban mobility in the United States, found that ridesharing increased both intensity and duration of road congestion. Ridesharing substituted for public ...

What Is the Probability of Ships Becoming Beset in Ice in Arctic Waters?

Mar. 18, 2021 — Statisticians have calculated the probability of ships of different Polar Ship Categories becoming beset in ice along the Northern Sea Route. Their data will help assess the risks of maritime ...

Commercial Truck Electrification Is Within Reach

Mar. 16, 2021 — Researchers make the case for prioritizing public policy to help move long-haul trucking from diesel to electric. Doing so will mean huge gains in addressing the climate crisis and avoiding premature ...

Agile Underwater Glider Could Quietly Survey the Seas

Feb. 23, 2021 — Autonomous underwater vehicles have become versatile tools for exploring the seas. But they can be disruptive to the environment or have trouble traveling through confined spaces. Researchers are ...

Electricity Source Determines Benefits of Electrifying China's Vehicles

Feb. 16, 2021 — Researchers have concluded air quality and public health benefits of EVs -- as well as their ability to reduce carbon emissions -- in China are dependent on the type of transport electrified and the ...

Solar Awnings Over Parking Lots Help Companies and Customers

Feb. 10, 2021 — Engineers look into the untapped potential of parking lots in a study that investigates the energy-related benefits of developing charging stations powered with solar canopies built into the parking ...

People Blame a Vehicle's Automated System More Than Its Driver When Accidents Happen

Feb. 2, 2021 — A new study found that people are more likely to blame a vehicle's automation system and its manufacturer than its human driver when a crash ...

Optical Scanner Design for Adaptive Driving Beam Systems Can Lead to Safer Night Driving

Jan. 27, 2021 — Researchers have come up with an alternative to conventional adaptive driving beam systems: a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) optical scanner ...

AI Trained to Read Electric Vehicle Charging Station Reviews to Find Infrastructure Gaps

Jan. 22, 2021 — Although electric vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions attract many drivers, the lack of confidence in charging services deters others. ...

How to Get More Electric Cars on the Road

Jan. 21, 2021 — Researchers reveal the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing greenhouse gas ...