Unmanned vehicles help avoid up to 34% of road traffic crashes. A person in this situation is in a better position, still managing better. This conclusion was reached by specialists from the Institute for Road Loss Data (IIHS-HLDI) and the Institute for...
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UAVs help to avoid only 34% of all accidents — study
Concrete stilts and recycled wood — a tiny self-contained house in New York (Photo)
The house, which is a tiny standalone structure made of recycled ash wood, was created by the architectural studio Hannah from the USA. Specialists used concrete stilts with 3D printing to lift it above the surface of the earth.
The house, called Ashen...
Trunk of the new McLaren GT trimmed with "space textiles" (Photo)
British company McLaren officially unveiled its GT supercar. The new 620-horsepower coupe is characterized by the use of unusual materials in the decoration.
The interior of the car, which is positioned by the manufacturer as a coupe for long trips, is...
Who is faster — a crossover or a bullet? BMW staged an unusual race (Video)
The German company BMW held an unusual contest, in which the armored car BMW X5 Protection VR6 and Kalashnikov took part. Specialists wanted to find out who is the fastest crossover or bullet.
In the official video, in addition to demonstrating...
BYD Auto presented the longest electric bus
Chinese automaker BYD Auto presented a fully electric bus that is 27 meters long and can carry up to 250 passengers.
The K12A was introduced at BYD Auto's headquarters in Shenzhen, China. This model was developed for high-speed bus transport systems...
Deloitte calculates the share of electronics in modern cars
The company Deloitte, which provides services in the field of audit, management and financial consulting, estimated that in modern cars the share of electronics is 40%. For comparison, in 2000 this indicator did not exceed 18%.
An increase in the share...
Reaction to traffic signs and traffic signals — Tesla autopilot update (Video)
The new Tesla autopilot update allows you to automatically respond to traffic signs and traffic signals. However, the company warned that the driver “needs to stay alert and be prepared to intervene.”
Tesla has released a new version of the autopilot...
New material will help improve cars with a hydrogen engine — designers
Scientists from the University of Northwestern in the United States are confident that the material will help develop a new generation of cars with a hydrogen engine. Its device is compared with a sponge - the product is able to hold and release a large...
They didn’t even sit behind the wheel — a doctor from the Sverdlovsk Region on a rare “gift” for a car collector
A rare car that was used for a photo shoot near the central city hospital of Sysert (a city 60 kilometers from Yekaterinburg), local media gave out as a collector's gift for the period of the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic. It was just a shoot for...
McLaren showed a new car with a "virtual glazing" (Video)
McLaren introduced the new Elva supercar, the feature of which was the complete absence of glazing of the cab - neither frontal nor side windows are provided. Instead, the manufacturer created a special aerodynamics of the body, which redirects airflows...