Autonomous car: A Security risk? – Read all about IT! 2012-05-27 Google is set to step up its road testing of the company’s autonomous cars now that the vehicles have passed the Nevada driving authority test, but security experts warn of potential dangers. via Autonomous car: A Security risk? – Read all about IT!. Wireless devices like web-based vehicle-immobilisation systems that can remotely disable a car could potentially be ...

The Wisdom of Slime – NYTimes.com 2012-05-14 THE United States interstate highway system is often celebrated as a simple yet highly efficient transportation scheme — one that, starting in the 1950s, transformed the American economy and lifestyle. Its network of roads was designed to maximally span the country with a minimal number of links, while still allowing for enough redundancy to help ...

BBC News – London to test ‘smart city’ operating system 2012-05-07 An operating system designed to power the smart cities of the future will be put through its paces in London. via BBC News – London to test 'smart city' operating system. Big brother takes the form of a huge-scale societal operating system. Side effects include active monitoring of traffic.

Autonomo 2030 Concept – The Details on the Behance Network 2012-05-04 Autonomo is a fully autonomous vehicle designed for the year 2030 to overcome many of the major problems facing many of the world’s major cities like Los Angeles face today. Its main sources of inspiration are drawn from biomimicry, sustainability, artificial intelligence and information technology.  Its objectives are to alleviate congestion, maximize access through the already ...

Program Aims to Make the Streets of San Francisco Easier to Park On – NYTimes.com 2012-05-04 The maddening quest for street parking is not just a tribulation for drivers, but a trial for cities. As much as a third of the traffic in some areas has been attributed to drivers circling as they hunt for spaces. The wearying tradition takes a toll in lost time, polluted air and, when drivers despair, ...

9 million bicycles, but what about the cars in Beijing? 2012-05-01 Forget the fact of there being "9 million bicycles in Beijing, that’s not a fact. Indeed, motor vehicle traffic is fast becoming a big problem that has led to unsustainable pollution and draconian rules in some parts of the city. Now, Nan Ji of the Hebei United University in China and colleagues have developed an ...

Autonomous Audi TTS scales Pikes Peak in 27-minute climb — Engadget 2012-05-01 They said they’d do it, and by golly, it’s been done — a specially-equipped Audi TTS drove the entire 12.42 miles and 156 precarious turns of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb without a driver at the wheel. (Google, eat your heart out.) While the vehicle technically performed the feat about a month ago in ...