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Technology

Driverless cars can be tricked into seeing red traffic lights as green

Aiming lasers at the cameras used in driverless cars caused them to incorrectly interpret red traffic lights as green 30 per cent of the time

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Pedestrians

Health

Pedestrian-friendly cities have lower rates of diabetes and obesity

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A driver rides hands-free in a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S vehicle equipped with Autopilot hardware and software in New York, U.S. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. The latest overhaul of the car's operating system, known as Tesla 8.0, biggest change is how Autopilot shifts towards a heavier reliance on its radar than its camera to guide the car through traffic. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Technology

Tesla recalls 50,000 cars that disobey stop signs in self-driving mode

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (10421309a) This Jan. 12, 2019, photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving in Australia. Australian state New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said, Australia's most populous state was the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages or phone calls. The government intends to roll out 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December, he said Australia Distracted Drivers - 23 Sep 2019

Technology

Australia’s AI cameras catch over 270,000 drivers using their phones

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container ship Maersk Murcia

Technology

Shipping has made slow progress on climate change – can methanol help?

Analysis

Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

Health

Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

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Hydrogen bus

Environment

UK switch to hydrogen vehicles would need thousands more wind turbines

News

Over 100 cities have made public transport free – others should follow

Environment

Over 100 cities have made public transport free – others should follow

Comment

Uber and Lyft pricing algorithms charge more in non-white areas

Technology

Uber and Lyft pricing algorithms charge more in non-white areas

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The hyperloop: will Elon Musk's technology be the future of transport?

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The hyperloop: will Elon Musk's technology be the future of transport?

Get up to speed on the revolutionary technology that could soon be moving us faster than ever with HYP-ED technical director Daniel Carbonell.

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Health

Why the health benefits of cycling to work outweigh the risk of injury

Analysis

Environment

E-scooters are a disaster for cities – but we must embrace them

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Technology

World’s stinkiest fruit could make super-fast electric chargers

News

Environment

France loves them, the US hates them. Why do roundabouts divide us?

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