Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2012

Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. In 2009, Levandowski used an autonomous vehicle to deliver a pizza through the streets of San Francisco.

Google 284

Google Legal Nevada 2012 284

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2011

These atmospheric rivers, the meteorological conditions that produce them, and the resulting precipitation and winds that affect California, can be simulated by using computer models. An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge. An ARkStorm would be a statewide disaster.

California 218

California Los Angeles San Francisco Congress 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

Californians clearly support policies to improve the environment. An overwhelming majority (82% favor, 16% oppose) say automakers should be required to improve fuel efficiency, and support is nearly as high (79% favor, 18% oppose) for increasing federal funding to develop wind, solar, and hydrogen energy technology. Air quality.

Economy 170

Economy Los Angeles Climate Change 2008 170