Past Attempts At Building An Apple Car Apple had an open project to build their car since early 2014. However, the car-making business isnât easy, and according to Bloomberg Apple scaled back their ambitions to take on Detroit.Dubbed Project Titan, Apple worked to streamline the process to create their physical car. This ambitious project looked to cover an array of hardware, … Continue reading “Latest Leaks Show That Apple Is Still In The Car Business”
Autonomous Car Technology RegulationsAs autonomous car technology continues to advance, the number one concern on the minds of automakers and the government alike is public safety.As technology continues to advance at a faster pace than ever before that state and federal lawmakers, struggle to provide adequate oversight for self-driving car technology.Earlier in the year federal officials announced that they would … Continue reading “Is The Battle Of Autonomous Car Regulations Killing You?”
A Bump In The RoadAutonomous vehicles rely on various types of technology to allow them to navigate public roads. Ranging from sonar, video cameras, and beacons that communicate with traditional traffic equipment like safety cones, automated cars need technology to understand, interpret, and interact with their surrounding environment. While this technology is advancing at an astonishing rate, it also has … Continue reading “U.S. Roads: The Biggest Barrier For Automated Vehicles”
Driving Vehicle Automation ForwardThe primary goal of vehicle automation is to produce cars and trucks that improve the safety of human drivers and its occupants. Having technology that allows a vehicle to communicate with other cars on the road is only valuable if that communication reduces the impact of human and property damages. As technology is adopted by leading automobile … Continue reading “How Will Autonomous Cars Impact The Environment?”
Building The Dream Of Automated Driving CarsThroughout the past decade, we have witnessed one of the greatest strides in automobile technology with the focus on autonomous cars.Advancements have accelerated with the participation of the leading car developers including BMW, Ford, Audi, and most recently Google and Tesla entering the ring.While you may only recently have heard about self-driving cars in … Continue reading “Autonomous Car Technology – Past, Present, and Future”
Can a New Mayor eliminate Traffic Deaths in New York City? Bill De Blasio, New York City’s mayor-elect, has pledged to eliminate all traffic deaths by 2024. His new initiative âVision Zeroâ is modeled after a campaign that was successful in Sweden. [The Villager] E-Cooridnated Traffic Signals could end Congestion in North Jersey Northern New Jersey is, no doubt, one … Continue reading “Week In Traffic: Solving Congestion, Holiday Road Rage and the Accidents that Follow”
We all know the nightmare: You’ve just left an interstate rest stop, late afternoon, and the overpass is already at a standstill. You continue to wait as an 18-wheeler awkwardly cuts across oncoming traffic to get onto the exit ramp. Honks and shouts follow. Twenty minutes later, you see an opening in the turn lane, but another driver has snuck … Continue reading “Road Work on a Budget: How Divergent Diamond Interchanges are Revolutionizing our Roadways”