New study shows just a few driverless cars help ease traffic
In a world where self-driving cars are rapidly hitting our streets, some argue that the benefits of autonomous vehicles, such as safer roads, will not be experienced until they make up the majority of vehicles on the road. The concern is that humans are capable of too many errors, causing a kink in the safety plan.
Month: May 2017
Waymo and Lyft Join Forces in the Obsessive Pursuit of Data
If the race for the self-driving was a TV sitcom, it’d be around season three or four-past the point where the guys and gals go on hilarious first dates, and reach the settling down phase, where the main characters get together: Audi and Nvidia, Microsoft and Volvo, Uber with Daimler.
Google’s self-driving car unit partners with Lyft: report
As the race continues to thrust driverless vehicles into the nation’s streets, The New York Times reports that Google’s self-driving car unit is teaming up with ride-hailing company Lyft to reach the autonomous technology finish line.
Adding just a few self-drive cars to the road gets the traffic flowing
The next time you’re stuck in traffic, take heart because traffic jams may someday be a thing of the past. A team of researchers led by the University of Illinois have discovered that putting only a few self-driving cars on the road can dramatically improve traffic flow.