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Technology

Algorithm that can see around corners could help autonomous cars

An algorithm can reconstruct images that are hidden behind a wall. It may help autonomous cars spot hazards before they come into view

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A prototype Audi e-tron

Technology

2019 Preview: Electric cars of all shapes and sizes will hit the road

News

Green car tyres can generate energy while monitoring road conditions

Technology

Green car tyres can generate energy while monitoring road conditions

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Car assembly is heavy work – this exoskeleton can boost your strength

Technology

Car assembly is heavy work – this exoskeleton can boost your strength

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car dashboard

Technology

Huge online Trolley Problem survey reveals people's cultural bias

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Health

Driving a car in the city should be the new smoking

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cyclists

Environment

Banning cars in major cities would rapidly improve millions of lives

Insight

hydrogen car

Technology

Gas guzzlers reborn: Why your next car could run on hydrogen

Insight

A cat by the roadside

Humans

Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe

Comment

Uber self-driving car 'saw woman but didn't brake before crash'

Technology

Uber self-driving car 'saw woman but didn't brake before crash'

An autonomous Uber car spotted Elaine Herzberg about six seconds before fatally hitting her but did not stop because the emergency brakes were disabled, US federal investigators said today

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Humans

Trolley problem tested in real life for first time with mice

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Humans

Let’s hear it for psychology, a better than average science

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Humans

Deluded drivers: The startling discovery that changed psychology

Features

Earth

A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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