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Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?

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Self-driving cars have seen many improvements in recent years in both onboard technologies and the development of friendly policies in many cities. Both of these developments are leading to the public expecting a brighter future with safer roads and more environmentally friendly transportation as our public roads move from human drivers to vehicles driven by autonomous technologies. The most recent … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?”

Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries

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Autonomous Car Campaign Launched By Ford Motor And Domino’s Pizza Ford Motor Company and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to launch a test run of autonomous delivery cars in select cities. Leading the way in this new innovative technology the two Michigan based companies sent out their first test car in Domino’s hometown of Ann Arbor. After testing and positive … Continue reading “Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries”

Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars

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When Disney Announced Self-Driving Car Tests The tech community was rocked in 2017 when Disney World announced that they would begin testing self-driving shuttles for Cast Members and employees. Upon the release of this news, many experts started seeing evidence that Disney would use autonomous shuttles to transport thousands of Cast Members and support staff from the parking lots and … Continue reading “Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars”

How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?

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Public Perspective Of Roadway Safety It is no surprise that many drivers are wary of giving up control of a moving vehicle to computers, algorithms, and artificial intelligence even though the NHTSA shows that 94% of auto accidents are due to human error. In 2016 the U.S. DOT reported that we saw 37,461 deaths resulting from traffic accidents. Compared to … Continue reading “How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?”

How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.

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Bumps In The Road: Biggest Obstacles Preventing Self-Driving Cars Since the beginning of motorized vehicles, our infrastructure, laws, and insurance systems have been developed around the idea that humans would be in control of cars and trucks. This is important because the responsibility of drives are set around human’s liability. Lawyers hold human drivers responsible for crashes. Laws hold drivers … Continue reading “How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.”

The Zipper Merge: Could “Impolite” Drivers Be In The Right?

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What Is The Zipper Merge? The zipper merge is one way that drivers can merge from one lane to another if they notice a lane closure is coming up. Often times lanes close on highways or city streets due to construction or traffic accidents, and these areas can cause headaches for all drivers on the road. With this merged system, … Continue reading “The Zipper Merge: Could “Impolite” Drivers Be In The Right?”

How We Can Fix Traffic Forever?

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Is Traffic Congestion A Human-Made Mistake? In 2004, the American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) named Katy Freeway the second worst bottleneck highway in the nation. This infamous nickname was given to the road because commuters were wasting 25 million hours each year sitting in traffic as they traveled during their daily commutes. Not only is the amount of time sitting … Continue reading “How We Can Fix Traffic Forever?”

How Self-Driving Cars Will Disrupt The Hospitality Industry

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The Future Is Speeding Towards Us There has been a lot of buzz around autonomous car technology. From the advancements shown by Tesla, Ford, and other auto manufacturers to the ongoing tests by Waymo, we are seeing self-driving cars speeding towards reality faster than ever before. Just a decade ago driverless cars seemed like a sci-fi fantasy that we could … Continue reading “How Self-Driving Cars Will Disrupt The Hospitality Industry”

Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?

Self Driving Cars

Power Consumption Is An Important Consideration The future of self-driving is exciting, and as we dream about what tomorrow’s public roads will look like there are many promises beyond the horizon. From the ability to travel without having to worry about poor driving conditions or reckless drivers causing a collision on the road, autonomous technology promises a brighter and safer … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?”

Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?

Self Driving Cars

Recent Acceleration Of Self-Driving Cars While self-driving technology is nothing new and this area of study has seen years of experiments, the general public has only recently started seeing the technology in the news as companies like Tesla, BMW, and Waymo publicize their successes. There has been a leap in self-driving technology that is allowing their complex systems to take … Continue reading “Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?”

Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries

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The Job Market And Driverless Cars As the autonomous car revolution continues to roll forward, many experts foresee a future where self-driving cars destroy a lot of jobs. Even though most people imagine a world where cars drive around our city streets on their own and reduce accidents and deaths, many anticipate a society where unemployment skyrockets due to economic … Continue reading “Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries”

7 Roadway Engineering Design Strategies To Make Roads Safer For Drivers

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U.S. drivers are putting in more miles for their daily commutes than ever before, and as more drivers travel on our public roads engineers are using a range of design strategies to reduce accidents and deaths. Transportation experts have found that vehicle interaction at higher speeds and intersections are the leading causes of vehicle damage and fatalities. These factors are … Continue reading “7 Roadway Engineering Design Strategies To Make Roads Safer For Drivers”

5 Ways Cities Can Design Better Roads

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City streets are not just pathways for vehicles, because public roads play a vital role in how civilians shop, walk, and meet throughout the city. Each year traffic accidents kill more than 1.2 million people each year world wide, so making city streets can become safer by making better decisions for urban design. While most traffic initiatives tend to focus … Continue reading “5 Ways Cities Can Design Better Roads”

Mapping Safer Road Design In America With Roundabouts

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The History Of The Roundabout When the topic of roundabouts is brought up, most people think of a city in Europe with traffic whizzing around a circular road. However, roundabouts have their roots in America and grow in popularity throughout the United States in 1905 when William Phelps Eno designed a circular intersection for New York City. As traffic speeds … Continue reading “Mapping Safer Road Design In America With Roundabouts”

Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles

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What Is Artificial Intelligence? The roots in artificial intelligence can be found when classic philosophers attempted to map and describe how humans process information and think about manipulating symbols in their environment. As technology continued to advance, engineers and philosophers were able to apply programmable digital computers to address complex mathematical reasoning. The process of having computers understand more profound … Continue reading “Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles”