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In 2024, 1,040 accidents were recorded on Spanish roads, in addition to minor collisions and other driving problems. The causes of these accidents include speeding, adverse weather conditions and substance abuse, but also distraction and stressful situations that can be mitigated by improving infrastructure design, technologies to assist drivers and... Read more

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest "e-Power" technology for a turnaround.... Read more

Using a newly developed verification framework, researchers have uncovered safety limitations in open-source self-driving systems during high-speed movements and sudden cut-ins, raising concerns for real-world deployments.... Read more

US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move toward electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.... Read more

On Dec. 21, 2022, just as peak holiday season travel was getting underway, Southwest Airlines went through a cascading series of failures in their scheduling, initially triggered by severe winter weather in the Denver area. But the problems spread through their network, and over the course of the next 10... Read more

Anyone who uses city roads will know e-bikes have become increasingly popular in Aotearoa New Zealand. But we also know rising e-bike sales have been predominantly driven by financially well-off households.... Read more

In the year 2000, almost 70% of all new cars sold in Australia were small passenger vehicles—mainly sedans and hatchbacks. But over 25 years, their share has dropped dramatically to just 17%, as a car "size race" took hold.... Read more

Few weekends send more people on long car journeys than Memorial Day Weekend, with AAA estimating as many as 39 million people hitting the road this year. But unfortunately, motion sickness could make those trips uncomfortable and unpleasant for many people.... Read more

Faced with uncertain supply and soaring prices for rare earth minerals, electric vehicle manufacturers could nevertheless reduce their material demands by nearly 15% by remanufacturing and reusing components, a recent study shows.... Read more

Helio Castroneves felt an immediate difference—a subtle but noticeable uptick in speed—the first time he utilized the boost of horsepower offered by IndyCar's novel hybrid engines around the imposing oval of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.... Read more

Although air transport contributes a small proportion to global greenhouse gas emissions (approximately 3.5%), the expected growth in traffic compels the industry to minimize its environmental footprint. The European Commission aims to have carbon neutrality in 2050. To help reach this goal, the industry needs to change its practices.... Read more

As cities worldwide seek effective strategies to address rising traffic fatalities, a new study published in Management Science reveals AI-powered traffic cameras offer a breakthrough solution—not only catching violations, but meaningfully improving overall road safety.... Read more

Electric trucks are on course to overtake diesel equivalents on lifetime cost—and smart policies can accelerate this transition, new research shows.... Read more

Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype developed at the University of Michigan has demonstrated.... Read more

Necati Catbas collaborated with his former civil engineering student Marwan Debees, Ph.D., who now works as a NASA Bridge Program manager, on research that details how infrared thermography, high-definition imaging and neural network analysis can combine to make concrete bridge inspections more efficient.... Read more