Jun 27, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety, V2X
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) a $20 million grant to “connect the west” with vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. This technology uses sensors and wireless connectivity so...
Jun 20, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
A pair of engineers at the University of Central Florida has found that autonomous vehicles are generally safer than those driven by humans except under two conditions. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, Mohamed Abdel-Aty and Shengxuan...
Jun 13, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an...
May 22, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Safety
Electric or hybrid cars are more likely to hit pedestrians than diesel or gasoline powered cars, a new study has found. The research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, found that while the more environmentally friendly cars are good for...
May 8, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
Two projects — one that maps the function of the brain’s neuronal network in unprecedented detail and another that combines robotics and light-based computer circuits to create safe self-driving vehicles — have been awarded funding through Princeton’s Eric and...
Apr 4, 2024 | Robots, Safety
The technology uses a combination of self-driving technology and artificial intelligence to provide an extra set of eyes and ears on the ground. San Diego is among the latest cities to implement new innovative technology to reduce crime. The autonomous security robot...
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