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Toyota to replace Akio Toyoda as president and CEO

Toyota named Koji Sato president and CEO on Thursday, in a surprise reshuffle that sees third-generation chief executive Akio Toyoda... Read more

Designing ethical self-driving cars

The classic thought experiment known as the "trolley problem" asks: Should you pull a lever to divert a runaway trolley... Read more

Harvesting energy from moving trains

The Virginia Tech Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS) and the Railway Technologies Laboratory want to harness the energy... Read more

Project could enable self-driving cars to make better decisions faster and avoid collisions

In the future, autonomous or self-driving cars are expected to considerably reduce the number of road accident fatalities. Advancing developments... Read more

Review: The pros and cons of software running your car

Software was a big theme for automakers attending CES 2023 in January. BMW, Stellantis, Volkswagen and a joint venture between... Read more

Saving jet fuel with flexible sensor strips

Civil aviation is committed to making progress on the road towards a climate-neutral future. To make current and future aircrafts... Read more

F1 driver seat 'avatar' has potential to improve comfort and performance

A pilot project has revolutionized the way Formula 1 racing seats can be designed using biomechanics technology, in an effort... Read more

Why has US commercial airline travel become so safe? Teamwork has a lot do with it

Why has commercial airline travel become so safe in the United States?... Read more

A fifth of new cars in California zero-emission in 2022: data

One-in-five new cars sold in California in 2022 was a zero-emission vehicle, the state said Friday, as the largest car... Read more

An exploration of calibrating activity-based mobility demand of travelers with bounded rationality

Parameter calibration of traffic assignment models is vital to travel demand analysis and management. As an extension of the conventional... Read more

Australians won't miss myki, but what will 'best practice' transport ticketing look like?

With fewer people using public transport and more working from home due to the COVID pandemic, public transport agencies need... Read more

Sink or swim: Perform your own assessment of future low-carbon ships with an online calculator

Maritime transport has become central to international trade and the world economy. It is estimated that 90,000 marine vessels are... Read more

Rail infrastructure: Analyzing alternative drives for fossil-free track work machinery

For safe railway operation, tracks must be regularly maintained and renewed. This requires special construction machinery, most of which is... Read more

Study shows advantages of charging electric heavy-duty vehicles with small modular nuclear reactors

Nuclear and hydrogen could be the ideal fuel for recharging electric trucks, opening potential markets for developers of small modular... Read more

Researchers reveal the role of 'lithium creep' in batteries

Safer and more powerful electric vehicles are one step closer thanks to new Deakin University research. It has pinpointed a... Read more