A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

When US cities offered low-cost, high-quality public transit during World War II, buses and trains were full. Some cities are trying to revive that formula, after decades of disinvestment.

Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College • conversation
Aug. 9, 2024 ~4 min

Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study finds

Long before all vehicles become self-driving, AI could drastically improve traffic conditions. Traffic jams could become a thing of the past when even as few as 5% of cars are driven by robots.

Weizi Li, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee • conversation
Aug. 1, 2024 ~5 min


Driverless cars still lack common sense. AI chatbot technology could be the answer

Chatbots are much better than traditional driverless car technology at dealing with complex, previously unknown scenarios.

Alice Plebe, Research Fellow in Machine Intelligence, UCL • conversation
July 30, 2024 ~8 min

Trust, not just knowledge, is key to accepting self-driving cars

New findings point to the need to build trust with the public if fully autonomous vehicles are to ever take to the roads.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
July 9, 2024 ~5 min

Can ‘teledriving’ improve ride sharing?

Teledriving, where a driver operates a car while sitting in front of screens, could offer the same benefits that autonomous vehicles do.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~6 min

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

A traffic engineer argues that, contrary to his profession’s view, ‘human error’ is not the main cause of deaths in car crashes in the US.

Wesley Marshall, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver • conversation
June 21, 2024 ~8 min

Eye-like cameras and AI could make driving safer

AI combined with a new bio-inspired camera detects pedestrians and obstacles 100 times faster than current car cameras.

U. Zurich • futurity
June 4, 2024 ~6 min

What’s the science behind potholes?

What causes potholes? An expert explains how they form, the effect of weather, and the best way to fix them.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
May 29, 2024 ~3 min


How to Protect Your Car from Being Stolen

VOA Learning English • voa
May 26, 2024 ~5 min

Electric cars: swappable batteries could be the way to revive flagging sales

Many would say that swappable batteries have had their day for EVs. But it’s time to face the fact that the charging model isn’t working either.

ManMohan S Sodhi, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, City, University of London • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~7 min

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