Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three decades ago, the first Eurostar train carrying paying passengers set off from London’s Waterloo station for Paris. While many of the headlines on November 14…
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Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
This illustration taken from the government’s official YouTube video shows a conveyor belt road. Credit: Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism via AP Japan is planning to build…
Waymo ramps up robotaxi push with $5.6 bn in funding
Waymo plans to have its self-driving taxis on the road soon in two more US cities as it cautiously expands operations. Waymo on Friday said it raised $5.6 billion from…
US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
The logo of Tesla car is pictured at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Michel Euler The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating…
Autonomous disaster response technology successfully applied to fire extinguishing system of a 3,200-ton vessel
The research team led by Principal Researcher Byungchang Jung of the KIMM has successfully conducted a sea trial test of its smart valve system technology by applying it to the…
Machine learning analysis sheds light on who benefits from protected bike lanes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis from University of Toronto Engineering researchers leverages machine learning to help answer a thorny question: where should new protected bike lanes be placed…
New research reveals how large-scale adoption of electric vehicles can improve air quality and human health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant…
New tool helps analyze pilot performance and mental workload in augmented reality
An image of a performer with an AR headset, illustrating the process of capturing and analyzing data related to job-training sessions. Credit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering In the high-stakes…
Expert suggests driver’s test for autonomous vehicles in US
A Mcity driverless shuttle makes a stop on June 4, 2018 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit: AP Photo/Paul Sancya At a time of growing concern…
Texting while walking puts pedestrians in danger, finds study
An image of one of the sites used for the study, at the Granville and Smithe intersection in Vancouver, BC. Credit: UBC Applied Science New UBC research analyzing actual pedestrian…
