While we ponder the state of hyperloop tunnel transportation, Elon Musk just updated the plan for The Boring Company. The tech exec tweeted out a new concept video that focuses on a shuttle instead of cars. The shuttle (seen briefly in the first Boring Company video) is intended to carry people and bikes, and Musk […]
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Elon Musk says The Boring Company’s Loop will prioritize pedestrians, cyclists
Enlarge (credit: The Boring Company) Elon Musk started The Boring Company in late 2016 because he was frustrated by sitting in his car in Los Angeles traffic. A system of tunnels, he reasoned, would alleviate certain traffic choke points. The idea turned into reality throughout 2017, as Musk tore up the parking lot outside of […]
Elon Musk’s Boring Company to prioritize pedestrians over cars
While we ponder the state of hyperloop tunnel transportation, Elon Musk just updated the plan for The Boring Company. The tech exec tweeted out a new concept video that focuses on a shuttle instead of cars. The shuttle (seen briefly in the first Boring Company video) is intended to carry people and bikes, and Musk […]
Car rams into pedestrians in Shanghai, China, 18 injured
Published time: 2 Feb, 2018 03:35 Edited time: 2 Feb, 2018 04:02 A minivan plowed into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai Friday morning leaving 18 people injured, three of them seriously. The minivan was carrying gas tanks and caught fire during the incident, according to witnesses cited by China’s People’s Daily. The cause of the crash […]
Truck hits pedestrians & a car in San Francisco, multiple injuries
Published time: 2 Jan, 2018 00:16 Edited time: 2 Jan, 2018 00:47 A truck has plowed into pedestrians and a car in San Francisco, causing a number of injuries. Several medical crews have been dispatched to the scene. At least seven people were injured in the incident, which took place at about 3.30 pm local […]
Moment bus rammed into Moscow pedestrians caught on camera (VIDEO)
Published time: 25 Dec, 2017 12:53 A disturbing video has emerged online showing the moment a bus crashed into an underground passage in western Moscow. At least four people died and over a dozen were left injured, according to preliminary reports. Let’s block ads! (Why?) RT – Daily news
New York City Takes Space from Cars, Redistributes to Pedestrians and Bicyclists
e – Traffic in New York City can be intense. In Manhattan, where the daytime population surges to four million and pedestrians can outnumber cars by an 18-to-1 margin, city officials recently conducted a months-long experiment on a single block along Broadway. Pavement that was used exclusively for cars was redistributed, allotting more space to bicyclists […]
Apple scientists’ research shows how self-driving cars could better spot cyclists and pedestrians
(Reuters) — Research by Apple computer scientists on how self-driving cars can better spot cyclists and pedestrians while using fewer sensors has been posted online, in what appears to be the company’s first publicly disclosed paper on autonomous vehicles. The paper by Yin Zhou and Oncel Tuzel, submitted on Nov. 17 to independent online journal […]
5 injured incl baby after car hits pedestrians in busy Sydney street ‘not deliberately’
Published time: 19 Aug, 2017 06:41 Edited time: 19 Aug, 2017 07:09 At least five people have been injured, including a baby, after a car rammed into pedestrians in a busy street in Sydney, police told local media, adding that a woman is in serious condition. Police believe the driver of the car may have […]
4 terror attacks in Europe when vehicles rammed into pedestrians (VIDEOS)
Published time: 17 Aug, 2017 17:58 Police are treating the Barcelona van crash as a terror act with at least one confirmed fatality and scores of injured people. The attack is the fourth such incident in Europe. Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm have all endured attacks of this kind. Nice The recent wave of terror […]
