The rolling hills of south Wales are proving to be the perfect place for green car manufacturers.
Only the beginning: already there are cars that can take over steering on highways. How will things change once driverless cars arrive?
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Tristan R. Brown, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Obama’s proposal to add $10 tax to crude oil raises the thorny question of whether the U.S. can continue to fund its highway infrastructure with a fuel tax that hasn’t changed since 1993.
A concept-only supercar, perhaps, but one that could shake up the status quo.
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Automated vehicles are set to shake up the business model of the automotive industry, resulting in less people owning cars and many more sharing instead.
The first driverless car tests are set to commence in South Australia this year.
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Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast e Gemma Read, University of the Sunshine Coast
The focus is on reducing the “fatal five” behaviours that cause road trauma: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and driving while distracted.
In a spin. Underestimating your customers?
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