From the Google Blog post:
Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use.
So we have developed technology for cars that can drive themselves. Our automated cars, manned by trained operators, just drove from our Mountain .Read more...
Wall Street Journal writer Carl Bialik tackles the science behind traffic.
Mathematicians, engineers and planners are making steady advances in assessing traffic congestion and explaining it. Radar and GPS devices help pinpoint cars and relay traffic data in real time. And sophisticated models can explain maddening phenomena such .Read more...
DNA evidence and other forensic work has led to the release of hundreds of inmates incorrectly incarcerated across the United States. The New York Times profiles the plight of Michael A. Green and his forthcoming decision on vengeance.
Since a judge let him out of prison for a rape that prosecutors .Read more...
The New York Times reports that some municipalities are charging residents when a police or fire responders arrives at the scene of an accident.
Ambulance charges have long been common and are usually paid by health insurance, but fees for other responders are relatively new. The charge is variously .Read more...
