vehicles

  • people look under hood of electric car
    emissions

    To meet emissions goal, decarbonize light-duty vehicles?

    "Transportation is the highest emitting sector in the US, with the majority of emissions coming from light-duty vehicles."
  • Shaun Fain stands among crowd holding "United for a Strong Contract" signs
    business

    What’s at stake in UAW negotiations with automakers?

    An expert clarifies what's at stake for the United Automobile Workers, or UAW, in their contract negotiations with automakers.
  • person walks past signs for Uber and Lyft
    transportation

    Uber and Lyft going electric to have ‘modest’ benefit

    Both Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services have pledged to fully electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 in the US. But will it do much good?
  • red sign says "danger sound klaxon"
    advertising

    War killed the ‘a-woo-gah!’ Klaxon car horn

    A book on the Klaxon automobile horn shows how consumers are led toward technological solutions for the problems technology creates.
  • self-driving bus on street with symbols for bike lane and pedestrian walkway
    ethics

    How the ‘trolley problem’ applies to self-driving cars

    Our existing social contract around driving should apply to automated vehicles, say researchers, essentially solving the "trolley problem."
  • blue EV charging with orange cord
    emissions

    Electric vehicles would benefit 90% of US households

    Getting an EV would have financial and environmental benefits for most, but not all, US households that own a vehicle.
  • The red semi-submersible swims near the surface of a swimming pool.
    water

    ‘Semi-sub’ vehicle is tricky to detect

    A semi-submersible prototype vehicle suggests the best way to travel stealthily is not above or below the water's surface, but in between.
  • deer at edge of dark road
    deer

    Fewer car-deer crashes with permanent daylight saving

    Permanent daylight saving time could prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths and 33 human deaths each year, say researchers.
  • gloved hands hold flash of black substance and foam in front of lab coat
    graphene

    Plastic from old trucks becomes graphene for new cars

    Flash Joule heating can turn plastic from end-of-life trucks into graphene for new vehicles, say researchers.
  • two cones next to broken curb
    artificial intelligence

    Roadside objects can trick driverless cars

    Ordinary objects like bikes and cones on the side of the road can cause driverless cars to stop abruptly, report researchers.
  • blurry white pickup truck drives past yellow wall
    emissions

    To cut emissions, focus on electrifying pickup trucks?

    New research considers pickup truck electrification and evaluates the savings in greenhouse gas emissions relative to gasoline-powered pickup trucks.
  • A road flare burns while sitting on two solid yellow lines on a road
    cannabis

    Cannabis-related fatal car crashes double in 20 years

    Researchers are noticing a pattern that suggests alcohol might not be the only culprit behind impaired driving. Cannabis is also playing a role.