One challenge facing scientists is to estimate how our environment and the complex web of creatures within it, will respond to changes in their environment due to climate change or other human influences.
Evolution
Sep 1, 2017
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A crash that caused an Uber self-driving SUV to flip onto its side in a Phoenix suburb serves as a stark reminder of the challenges surrounding autonomous vehicles in Arizona, a state that has gone all-in to entice the company ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 28, 2017
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The car of the future doesn't just want to drive you. It wants to know you.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 8, 2017
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The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car.
Software
Nov 23, 2016
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The first U.S. fatality using self-driving technology took place in May when the driver of a Tesla S sports car operating the vehicle's "Autopilot" automated driving system died after a collision with a truck in Florida, ...
Other
Jun 30, 2016
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While much has been made about the dangers of texting and driving, less attention has been focused on the age-old distractions of being absent minded or upset while driving. A team of researchers from the University of Houston ...
Other
May 12, 2016
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Juan Manuel Fangio is the greatest Formula One driver of all time, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.
Mathematics
Apr 14, 2016
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If you use a car to get around, every time you get behind the wheel you're confronted with a choice: how will you navigate to your destination? Whether it's a trip you take every day, such as from home to work, or to someplace ...
Engineering
Mar 16, 2016
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Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 9, 2016
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Computers that control cars of the future can be considered drivers just like humans, the federal government's highway safety agency has decided.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 10, 2016
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