Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal.
Ecology
May 31, 2015
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Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 11, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with members from Denmark, the U.S. and Germany has found that a group of men living in medieval Denmark who had healed head traumas had a 6.2 percent higher chance of dying at any given ...
Germany plans to have one million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020, but so far that goal seems remote as the nation's motorists have shown little love for the quietly humming vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
May 28, 2013
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Facebook is in talks on a potential $1 billion deal to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Business
May 10, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Researchers from Lancaster University Management School have explored what it would take for driverless vehicles to become commonplace on UK roads.
Engineering
Dec 5, 2012
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Toyota Motor Corp. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed facility in Japan the size of three baseball stadiums.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 12, 2012
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Gov. Jerry Brown rode to Google headquarters in a self-driving Toyota Prius before signing legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for driverless cars in California.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 25, 2012
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Certain new crash-avoidance systems are effective in preventing car accidents, while others may do more harm than good, researchers say.
Engineering
Jul 3, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Cadillac is reportedly joining the crowd working on features that it says should reduce car accidents by allowing the car to drive itself under optimal conditions, relieving the driver from fatigue, making road ...
