Local Motors Teams with IBM to Produce a Driverless Vehicle
A small Phoenix auto design, development and manufacturing company with big partners and customers — think Siemens, IBM, Airbus, and GE — has introduced what could arguably be called the first commercial self-driving vehicle.
It was done, moreover, in just three months from concept to product, using 3-D printing technology.
Jon B. Rogers, CEO and Cofounder of Local Motors, introduced Olli, a 12-passenger jitney-like autonomous EV on June 16, which he noted was a significant date in automotive history — June 16, 1903 was the date of incorporation of Ford Motor Company.
LAPD Goes Green with New Fleet of BMW i3 Vehicles
While Mustang is poised to take over duties with law enforcement agencies in the UK, the next time someone is followed by a cop in LA they may very well see officers driving BMWs now that the automaker has won its bid to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 fully-electric BMW i3 vehicles for use in the department’s every day transportation fleet.
Why Back-up Cameras Haven’t Stopped Drivers From Backing Into Stuff
With or without eyes in the back of their heads, drivers keep hitting things.
Despite the growing prevalence of back-up cameras, federal data shows that this technology hasn't significantly cut down on cars backing into people and causing them harm.
That research on so-called "back-over incidents" comes as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration moves to make back-up cameras standard and presses automakers to add a bevy of new technologies -- from automatic braking to lane collision warnings -- to even entry-level cars to reduce accidents on the road.
Distracted Driving and the Jump in Highway Fatalities
Despite the fact that there are a host of new technologies that are quite proficient at reducing accident rates, the number of highway fatalities jumped dramatically between 2014 and 2015. The culprit? Distracted driving.
Building a Weed Breathalyzer Requires the Best Study Ever
In states such as Washington and Colorado, the legalization of recreational marijuana use has brought a shadow market into the open.
If you’re into this sort of thing, it’s probably made you a lot less paranoid. But as more people legally smoke up, state and local law enforcement face a buzzkill: There’s no quick way to know if a driver is stoned.
