Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2021
Drivers are using adaptive cruise control (ACC) as a tool for speeding, possibly undermining the feature’s potential safety benefits, according to a new study by researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) with colleagues from MIT. That 1 mph increase may not sound like much.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2014
Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations. Top ]: Solid model side view of Leak Detector. Chatzigeorgiou, D.;
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2009
At 180 hp (134 kW) with 860 lb-ft (1,166 N·m) of starting torque, the Cyclone engine will attempt to propel the 21', 1,600-lb (726-kg) USLSR vehicle at speeds of more than 200 mph (322 km/h) on the seven-mile track at the Bonneville salt flats. The project is being endorsed by the Steam Automobile Club of America.
Blink Charging
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
As one MIT report found, on average, “a fully electric vehicle emits about 25 percent less carbon than a comparable hybrid car.” mph” in the United States. The typical carbon footprint of an individual in the United States stands at 16 tons , which is one of the highest rates globally, but EVs can help significantly reduce this.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2011
It uses an infrared laser sensor built into the windshield to monitor the area in front of the SUV when traveling at speeds of about 2 to 19 mph. If the speed difference between vehicles is less than 9 mph, City Safety helps drivers avoid some crashes altogether. It’s not designed to work at speeds faster than 19 mph.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Scaringe—a bespectacled mechanical engineer with a PhD from MIT—a billionaire by the age of 38. With a staggering 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet of torque from its four, 18,500-rpm electric motors, the Rivian scorches 60 mph in about 3.5 Instead, it’s the Rivian R1T, from the California start-up that’s already made founder R.J.
Get Electric Vehicle
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Diana Rus, an MIT professor and director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, recently shared that “the more you generalize, the less you optimize,” which is why so many robots today do not take human form. However, roboticists doubt Tesla’s ability to deliver them anytime soon. The Hurdles.
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