To cut emissions, focus on electrifying pickup trucks?

New research considers pickup truck electrification and evaluates the savings in greenhouse gas emissions relative to gasoline-powered pickup trucks.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
March 9, 2022 ~8 min

Cannabis-related fatal car crashes double in 20 years

Researchers are noticing a pattern that suggests alcohol might not be the only culprit behind impaired driving. Cannabis is also playing a role.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Dec. 27, 2021 ~5 min


Could we use CO2 from car exhaust to grow food?

It may be possible to capture CO2 and water from passenger car exhaust and use them to grow food in urban greenhouses.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~7 min

Carbon emissions from ride hailing are worse than we knew

New research digs into carbon emissions from ride-hailing services with an eye towards disentangling those stats from other emissions sources.

U. Oregon • futurity
Dec. 29, 2020 ~6 min

Collision avoidance systems affect a driver’s gaze in 4 ways

Reactions to alerts from collision avoidance systems, which are rarely tested in open road scenarios, fall into four categories, researchers say.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~5 min

Uber or Lyft electric car swap saves 3X more carbon than yours

Swapping out a gas-powered Uber or Lyft vehicle with an electric car cuts emissions three times more than when an individual driver makes that switch, research finds.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
July 12, 2020 ~4 min

AI for self-driving cars doesn’t account for crime

AI for self-driving cars may need fixes to deal with ethical gaps. Namely, what happens if people triy to use an automated vehicle to do something bad?

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
July 7, 2020 ~5 min

What electric car drivers want in charging stations

New research uses machine learning to gauge people's views on the available charging stations for electric vehicles.

Michael Pearson-Georgia Tech • futurity
June 18, 2020 ~7 min


Try it: Will COVID lead to ‘extreme traffic’ in your city?

A move from public transportation to single-rider cars due to COVID-19 may create a new boom in traffic. See how your city could fare with a new tool.

Marissa Shapiro-Vanderbilt • futurity
June 11, 2020 ~4 min

Car crash news can sway who seems at fault

The specifc wording of news reports about car crashes can shift perceptions about what happened and who's to blame for the accident.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Jan. 30, 2020 ~2 min

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