Weather-responsive intersections could ease traffic congestion
Cities could ease congestion and improve safety during snowstorms by tweaking the timing of traffic lights to take road conditions into account.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 5, 2019
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News tagged with road traffic
Italy's polluted Po Valley gasps for fresh air
It is only the end of February, but air pollution in Milan has already exceeded the legal limit for 2019, and the Po Valley swims in a soupy smog.
Environment
Feb 28, 2019
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Rethinking traffic congestion to make our cities more like the places we want them to be
Soon after becoming prime minister last year, Scott Morrison appointed a minister for "congestion busting", signalling the importance he attaches to this issue. The large number of Google search results on "traffic congestion ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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Algorithms take the wheel
Car sharing with autonomous vehicles could improve cities in many ways. Singapore is taking a pioneering role, working with ETH researchers to explore the potential of personalised, electrified and automated public transport.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 18, 2018
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Megacity traffic soot contributes to global warming
Soot from road traffic in emerging countries can reach high altitudes, where it can be transported over long distances and thus contributes to global warming. This is the conclusion of a study performed by an international ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2018
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Building more flexible barriers to save lives on country roads
Each year in Victoria around 75 people are killed—and more than 500 hospitalised—after running off the road or having a head-on crash on high-speed country roads. Many of these are country Victorians, with 47 per cent ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 9, 2018
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Autonomous trucks for logistics centers
Spatially demarcated areas such as company premises are ideal test areas for autonomous driving: the vehicles do not require road registration, traffic is manageable, other people who use the road are informed and unauthorized ...
Engineering
Jul 2, 2018
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Chemicals are leaching from Norwegian roads and tunnels
Despite national objectives of reduced use and substitution of hazardous substances, more than two hundred tons were still in use in transport related products in Norway in 2012. Which chemicals are they, how exposed are ...
Environment
May 30, 2018
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Are traffic-clogged U.S. cities ready for congestion pricing?
New York is the latest city to contemplate congestion pricing as a way to deal with traffic problems. This strategy, which requires motorists to pay fees for driving into city centers during busy periods, is a rarity in urban ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2018
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City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams
Road congestion in large Australian cities is estimated to cost more than A$16 billion a year. Economists have long argued the best way to improve traffic flow is to charge drivers for their contribution to road congestion. ...
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Nov 23, 2017
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