Tag: Autonomous vehicles
Driverless cars are already here but the roads aren’t ready for...
Mark Wilson, Michigan State University
The recent deaths of a woman struck by a car Uber was testing in driverless mode and of a man...
Are autonomous cars really safer than human drivers?
Peter Hancock, University of Central Florida
Much of the push toward self-driving cars has been underwritten by the hope that they will save lives by...
To get the most out of self-driving cars, tap the brakes...
Jack Barkenbus, Vanderbilt University
Every day about 100 people die in car crashes on U.S. roads. That death toll is a major reason why both...
Why Silicon Valley wants you to text and drive
Jack Barkenbus, Vanderbilt University
As self-driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric promoting them has to do with...
On-board computers and sensors could stop the next car-based attack
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University
In the wake of car- and truck-based attacks around the world, most recently in New York City, cities are...
How understanding animals can help us make the most of artificial...
Heather Roff, Arizona State University
Every day countless headlines emerge from myriad sources across the globe, both warning of dire consequences and promising...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
