It’s going to be difficult for UK government-backed autonomous vehicle projects to compete with Silicon Valley – unless they have something neat under the bonnet.
Existing cars can stop when they detect pedestrians.
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Driver aid systems and self-driving vehicle control systems could override a driver who is trying to attack people and prevent tragedy.
Lots of parking: the extraordinary amount of valuable land used to park cars in most cities could soon be freed up for other uses.
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Cities around the world are starting to rethink the vast areas of land set aside for parking. The convergence of several trends likely will mean this space becomes available for other uses.
Are mobility scooters harbingers of a future where small and versatile electric vehicles roam our cities?
The first autonomous vehicles are already upon us, but once their use becomes widespread they will change cities as surely as the original cars did.
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It’s clear autonomous vehicles will disrupt our cities, their land use and planning. Whether they make urban life better or worse depends on how well we anticipate and adapt to their impacts.
Ford and Dominos have teamed up to deliver pizza by driverless cars in a public test in Michigan.
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How might we, and our nation’s roads and highways, need to change as autonomous vehicles become more ubiquitous? We know a lot of the answers, but not all of them.
Sales of electric vehicles are growing fast, especially in Europe.
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Shifting to plug-in cars wouldn’t be enough to max out global oil consumption by 2040. But it could help make that happen if cities pitch in and ride-sharing doesn’t crowd out public transportation.
How can we ensure technology brings prosperity to us all?
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While there is currently interest interest in artificial intelligence, it offers limited achievements, such as the autonomous car. Tomorrow, machines will learn alone and forge solutions.