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A new review of past research suggests any talking while driving threatens safety

A new review of the last quarter century of research on driving distractions claims that talking while driving, whether on…

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GM Will Launch Robocars Without Steering Wheels Next Year

After more than a century making vehicles for humans to drive, General Motors plans a truly driverless car hoping to…

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Americans Warming To Idea of Self-Driving Cars

Recent studies by AAA and Erie Insurance show more acceptance for self-driving vehicles than a year ago.

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Automotive Safety Technology Won’t Work If Drivers Don’t Understand It

Advanced driver assistance technologies (ADAS) are becoming more and more common in new automobiles but questions remain about whether or…

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Ford’s ‘Ghost Driver’ Test Sparks Social Media Freakout in DC.

A test involving sending a self-driving van into traffic in the Washington, DC area caused a minor social media freakout.…

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Will Driverless Cars Renew Urban Sprawl?

Autonomous transportation has the potential to renew urban sprawl as humans realize the benefits of commuting time spent working while…

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Better by Design: Making Cars That Meet the Needs of Older Drivers

Major auto manufacturers are taking steps to better understand the needs of senior drivers or others with limited mobility or…

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Bridge Layout Contributed to Cargo Ship Collision

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch's report into the December 2015 collision of a car carrier and a cargo ro/ro…

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Laser pointers can make self-driving cars halucinate objects that aren’t there

Recent testing indicates that the light and radar (LIDAR) systems employed by self-driving cars may be vulnerable to attacks using…

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You or the pedestrian: Ethics of autonomous cars making emergency decisions to save lives

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Self-Driving Cars Will Cause Motion Sickness ‘Often’ to ‘Always’,’ Study Finds

Recent studies indicate that the proliferation of autonomous vehicles may come with an increase in the rate of motion sickness…

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Once Seniors Are Too Old to Drive, Our Transportation System Totally Fails Them

Older adults facing decreased mobility may find hope in new technologies.

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Connected Cars, Data Traffic Jams, to Challenge Mobile Operators

With the introduction of connected vehicles, the amount of data traffic is set to increase drastically in the next ten…