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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco.

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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The concept of intermodal routing is enhanced by the DriveNow package available in Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and San Francisco. The Urban Safety Concept (BMW C 650 GT) with BMW ConnectedRide. The next stage saw the development of the Urban Safety Concept (BMW C 650 GT). Earlier post.)

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Audi wraps up Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project

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Audi this week demonstrated some of the early concept results of the Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project to media in San Francisco. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Urban mobility' Earlier post.). —Mario Tippelhofer, Senior Software Engineer, ERL.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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One way teachers are trying to help students grasp difficult concepts is through virtual-reality technology. The San Francisco–based company helps educators teach math to preuniversity students. Black, Native American, and low-income students had particularly low math scores on the federal standardized test.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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The team also found that 95 percent of demand would be covered by just 2,000 ten-person vehicles, compared to the nearly 14,000 taxis that currently operate in New York City. In 2015 Lyft reported that half of its San Francisco trips were carpools.). —Daniela Rus.

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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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This summer, at the Paris Olympic Games, security officials will perform a much bigger experiment in the heart of the City of Light, covering the events, the entire Olympic village, and the connecting roads and rails. Surveillance is not a monolithic concept.

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Surfing the Metaverse’s Real Estate Boom

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Another spin on the concept can be found at MetaOasis DAO (not to be confused with MetaOasis , a separate metaverse project). A high-traffic spot is a bit like a flagship property in downtown San Francisco or Hong Kong. The other is MetaPortal, a desktop app meant to serve as a portal into multiple metaverse games.