News tagged with driver performance

Are distracted pedestrians a potential crosswalk hazard?

Next time you're about to cross a street, you might want to think twice about texting -- and definitely take those buds out of your ears. Music may be even more dangerous than texting, according to one researcher.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests may predict driving safety in people with Alzheimer's disease

Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer's disease can safely get behind the wheel. The research is published in the February 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Navy pilot training enhanced by AEMASE 'smart machine'

Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more efficiently train their students.

Technology / Other

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brainput system takes some brain strain off multi-taskers

(Phys.org) -- A research team made up of members from Indiana University, Tufts and MIT and led by Erin Treacy Solovey, a has built a brain monitoring system that offloads some of the computer related activities ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

EV battery swaps intended for long hauls

Ever driven through a car wash? Going through a Better Place battery-switching station is like that - minus the soap suds, of course.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fuel economy slipped as gas prices dipped throughout April

(Phys.org) -- After recently topping 24 miles per gallon for the first time ever, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States slipped back below that mark last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Street bike used as platform to test propulsion parts for Lynx Suborbital Vehicle

XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.

Technology / Engineering

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road

A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Could universal design be the next mainstream movement in architecture, planning?

Universal design, which employs design to encourage health and wellness and other quality-of-life improvements, may be poised to become the next mainstream endeavor in architecture and planning, according ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Motorola Mobility CEO's pay more than triples

(AP) -- Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the company's split from Motorola Solutions.

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Finding the roots and early branches of the tree of life

A study published in PLoS Computational Biology maps the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the history of early life. Researchers Rogier Braakman and Eric Smith of the Santa Fe Institute traced the six methods of car ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MP3 song-searching can increase risk for drivers

Consumers are increasingly using MP3 players in their vehicles, and auto makers have responded: Data show that 90% of new vehicles sold in the United States have MP3 connectivity. Makers of aftermarket MP3 controllers are ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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