May 16, 2024 | Detroit, Hydrogen
Mike Copeland takes a sharp right onto Grand River Avenue in Brighton, shifts gears and punches the throttle of his cherry red 1948 Chevrolet pickup. It’s a warm, sunny day in early May, and the 67-year-old Copeland flies down the road with the windows wide-open...
May 16, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Traffic
Anyone who has gotten behind a wheel knows the feeling of being stuck at a red light, and researchers are working on ways to reduce that occurrence. One way to do this is by changing traffic signals. A Detroit police officer is credited with adding the yellow light to...
May 16, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Transit
The Department of Transportation aims to incorporate artificial intelligence throughout the nation’s transportation infrastructure, seeking automated systems that can specifically aid in lowering long-term infrastructure costs and improve efficiency in transportation...
May 16, 2024 | Diesel, Energy, Hybrids, Trucks
When full-size pickup trucks were first equipped with diesel engines in the late 1970s, it wasn’t part of an effort to post huge performance numbers. Instead, General Motors’ much-maligned 350-cubic-inch diesel V8 was tuned primarily to sip fuel and spun out a paltry...
May 16, 2024 | Drones, Featured
Washington state is readying a $1 million anti-vandalism project, part of which involves testing a $30,000 drone that paints over graffiti. Signed into law on March 15 by Gov. Jay Inslee, the “Graffiti Abatement and Reduction Pilot Program” is scheduled to go into...
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