Autonomous cars and people-centered communities are mutually exclusive, writes a cyclist and transportation scholar.
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For 40 years the author has argued that trains and trams are better than buses. New ‘trackless trams’, which take innovations from high speed rail and put them in a bus, have changed his mind.
Humans are poor at remaining vigilant over time. That’s bad news for the safety of partially automated cars, which sometimes need the person behind the wheel to quickly take over control.
New research shows how smart aircraft can learn to use updrafts of warm air to stay in the sky.
To maximise the benefits and limit the costs, the use of autonomous vehicles should be pooled and their access to the city restricted.
The debate on autonomous weapons isn’t paying enough attention to the technology already in use.
The UK pioneered smart cards such as Oyster. But now, experimentation is being stifled as cash-strapped councils struggle to deliver basic services.
Autonomous cars need to learn how to drive just like people do: with real-world practice on public roads. It’s key to safety, and to public confidence in the new technologies.
In many US cities, ride-hailing apps are luring riders away from public transit and increasing traffic congestion. But with the right rules, they could enhance public transit instead.
A survey found very few people are aware of the social and health benefits from the wide scale use of autonomous vehicles. But their attitudes change with a little extra information.
Far from setting us free, autonomous vehicles are set to enable new forms of surveillance and oppression.
Supply-chain experts see reliable data, STEM education and smarter regulation as essential for Australia to succeed in an increasingly automated world under pressure to be environmentally sustainable.
Transport policies in European cities are on a collision course with the tech industry’s ambitions for self-driving cars.
It might not be effective now, but the development of self-driving vehicles could be a game changer for public transport services.
A damning report lists a number of questionable design decisions that appear to greatly increase the risks of a crash.
There are a few notable milestones along the road to fully self-driving cars.
Do people really trust driverless cars to carry them safely to their destinations? New research shows that we are ready to use driverless cars in certain situations but not others, yet.
Cities are adapting to the needs of driverless cars. Here’s how.
Humans and machines perceive the world differently and respond in different ways to what they perceive. This lays the groundwork for conflict – and crashes.
Airplanes could be safer with technology at the helm. A key sticking point is human opinion.
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Director of the Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Human Systems Labs, University of Windsor
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Professor of Psychology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida
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Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University
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Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne