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GHSA estimates US pedestrian deaths rise yet again in first half of 2022

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The data analysis found that the recent increase in pedestrian deaths is even more alarming when looking back to 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. Pedestrian deaths have surged 18%—519 additional lives lost—between the first half of 2019 and 2022. Nationally, there were 1.04 of research firm Westat.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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In 2019, we trained a machine learning model by scattering inert PFM-1 land mines and collecting visual imagery via drone flights in various environments, including roads, urban areas, grassy fields, and places with taller vegetation. In light of those conversations, we developed a user-friendly Web application called SpotlightAI.

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States with the highest and lowest truck traffic on interstate highways

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The calculations combined the percentages of vehicle distances traveled by single-unit trucks and combination trucks (but not light trucks) published by the Federal Highway Administration. The data are for 2019. The 2019 data presented in this analysis somewhat underestimate the percentage of current truck traffic. Washington.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles. million barrels per day (bpd) in 2019, up from less than 6 million bpd in 2011.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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These computers will receive command-and-control data from ground-control stations and from optical, infrared, and light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors on the aircraft. This effort began in 2019. In brief, the eVTOL will be flown by a flight-control system, or autopilot, based on input from redundant onboard computers.

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