Ride-hailing services may be driving up traffic deaths
A Chicago Booth study finds motor vehicle fatalities and fatal accidents increased about 3 percent with arrival of ride-hailing services.
While the era of app-based...
New cars are safer, but women most likely to suffer injury, says study
Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older models, including in the most common types of crashes -...
Scientists find new way to expand the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries
Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries.
Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing...
How many taxis can scan a city?
Fewer than you would think!
Just 10 taxis equipped with mobile sensors can survey a third of Manhattan’s streets in a day.
The inexpensively collected valuable...
Do you know how to get out of a sinking car
Do you know how to get out of a sinking car?
The correct answer is SWOC .
In a new study, researchers found that this is...
In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security
The retired football star David Beckham recently received a six-month driving ban after being photographed using his hand-held phone while driving.
Unfortunately, Beckham is not...
Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent
A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have...
Flying cars could benefit long trips in the near future
In a new study, researchers found that flying cars may play a big role in people’s long trips.
Flying cars have appeared in many sci-fi...
Scientists design new hybrid heavy-duty trucks
In a new study, MIT researchers have developed a new concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks.
Heavy-duty trucks are very useful to transport many of the...
Scientists find new way to ice-proof the next generation of aircraft
In a new study, scientists have found a new anti-icing method for the next generation of aircraft.
The study was conducted by researchers from Northwestern...