Tag: self-driving vehicles

Self-braking cars reduce rear-end accidents by 38%

Self-braking cars reduce rear-end accidents by 38%

May 21, 2015

Self-driving cars, long hailed for their safety benefits, are on the horizon consider the Cadillac, for one). But one new study claims that just a single driver-free feature could reduce accidents by a staggering 38%. Recent research from the European road safety research organization Euro NCAP concludes that self-braking cars (which automatically hit the brakes to […]

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Study: Drivers in India, China receptive to self-driving cars

Study: Drivers in India, China receptive to self-driving cars

November 3, 2014

A majority of drivers have great expectations — along with some safety concerns — for self-driving cars, reports a new University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute public opinion study. The study expanded on an earlier study targeting drivers in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, adding 1,700 respondents throughout India, Japan and China. Researchers discovered […]

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