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What lies ahead for 'driverless' cars?

May 3, 2012 by Christopher Miles
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Yes, you read it here first, driving can save fuel. Well, not just any sort of driving- Road trains, autonomous vehicles, and all manner of driver assist options will soon make commutes somewhat more efficient, and certainly less exhausting.[read more]

Some thoughts on high-speed rail - part 7: Summary and conclusions

April 28, 2010 by David Levinson
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This set of blog posts reviewed the state of HSR planning in the United States c. 2010. The plans generally call for a set of barely inter-connected hub-and-spoke networks. There is sometimes a danger of a planner falling in love with his map. There is no danger here, even the same agencies have random maps. It seems as no one...[read more]