Toyota's new pre-crash technology directs steering
Toyota is developing a safety technology that takes control of the steering so the vehicle can veer away when it isn't able to stop before impact.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2011
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University of Brighton design students makes biking safer with BLAZE projection system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Emily Brooke, a design student at the University of Brighton, may just be the best friend that a biker has ever had. Anyone who has tried to ride a bike on crowded city streets knows how much of a challenge ...
Smarter cars are gaining traction (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lives can depend on a vehicle's moment-by-moment traction. New European technology promises to make cars as good as experienced, alert drivers at sensing and adjusting to wet, snowy or icy roads.
Engineering
Dec 21, 2009
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Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders
An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data that is monitored ...
Statistical road safety: 18th century math, 21st century road safety
What possible connection could there be between an eighteenth century British Presbyterian minister and preventing road traffic accidents in Hartford, Connecticut. Everything, according to a report in the International Journal ...
Mathematics
Mar 27, 2009
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People drive more slowly than usual during wildfire evacuations, study finds
During extensive wildfires, residents may need to evacuate to stay safe, but knowing when to leave is sometimes unclear. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others, shows that people fleeing their homes drive ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2023
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Preventing traffic accidents to the moon and back
With dozens of missions headed to the space between Earth and the moon over the next 10 years, there's bound to be traffic.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2023
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From horseback to motorbike: Inside the motorcycle boom in Indigenous South America
With their tropical climate, flowing rivers and dense forests, the vast plains and basins that make up South America's lowlands cover a significant portion of the continent's surface. Indeed, the Amazon rainforest covers ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2023
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Toxoplasma: the parasite that takes over our brains
A recurring fantasy in science fiction is the implantation of tiny elements in peoples' brains, which would be used to control and direct our actions and emotions. Regardless of the direction that technological development ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2023
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Four stop signs at intersections are one too many, suggests researcher
For most drivers in the United States, obeying a stop sign upon approaching an intersection is an unavoidable annoyance. But for George Mason University Finance Professor Jiasun Li, it's a problem waiting to be solved.
Mathematics
Oct 20, 2022
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