Neben Staaten wie Nordkorea und Somalia gehört Deutschland zu den wenigen Ländern der Erde, auf denen kein Tempolimit gilt. Immer mehr Autos müssen sich diese große Freiheit auf unseren Schnellstraßen teilen und das führt zu immer raueren Sitten: rasen, drängeln und ständig noch mehr riskieren – auf Kosten der Schwächeren. Warum werden wir zu Ungeheuern auf vier Rädern?
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A new film from ETSC makes the case for making overridable Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) a standard feature on all new vehicles in Europe. The five-minute video has been launched as the European Commission continues work on the development of the next generation of vehicle safety standards, expected to be launched later this year. A major study for the Commission published last year by consultants TRL found that Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is one of several new vehicle technologies that are now suitable for mandatory fitting on new cars as they are ‘feasible in terms of the technology required’, already available on the market and offer a positive benefit-cost ratio.
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After decades of relative stagnation, the world of transportation is on the cusp of multiple revolutions. The biggest three:
1) Electrification: a shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs);
2) Automation: a shift from human-piloted vehicles to automated vehicles (AVs) that drive themselves;
3) Ride-sharing: a shift from privately owned, often single-occupant vehicles to fleets of shared cars, vans, and small and large buses.
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Langsam wird klar, warum der VW-Konzern seine Dieselaffäre so lange leugnete und kein Unrechtsbewusstsein erkennen ließ. Es ist derselbe Grund, aus dem dopende Fahrradfahrer kein Fehlverhalten wahrhaben wollen: Die anderen tun es doch auch! Wie im Profi-Radsport kommt die Wahrheit auch in der Autoindustrie peu à peu ans Licht. Jetzt wird gegen Daimler ermittelt wegen Abgasmanipulationen. Audi, Porsche, Opel – alle stehen im Zwielicht. Der Elektronikkonzern Bosch muss sich nach seiner Mitschuld fragen lassen. Das Ausmaß der Autokrise wächst, und sie ist lange nicht vorüber.
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Most experts believe the first industry to be upended by autonomous driving will be the trucking sector. What better use case for driverless technology than long-haul trucking where most of the driving is confined to the highway? The Swedish startup Einride certainly buys into this vision. It recently unveiled a prototype of a self-driving truck that completely lacks a steering wheel, pedals, a windshield, and, well, the whole cab really.
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Self-driving motor vehicles, once thought to be a subject only fit for science fiction, are becoming a reality. In the not-distant future, children may not believe that their parents used to drive cars, any more than most of us today can imagine holding the reins of horse-drawn buggies. Considering how central the car is to modern life everywhere, the social and economic implications are enormous. Autonomous cars will offer better safety features and more efficiency. They will transform the auto-industry business model, pivoting from engines, gears and wheels to software, content and “user experience.” Getting anywhere could literally become half the fun. Related businesses, such as telecoms, software, media, freight transportation, semiconductors and insurance, will also face disruption and opportunity. There will undoubtedly be bumps in the road, including the issues of liability, infrastructure and consumer acceptance. However, none of these issues appears insurmountable.
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An enduring problem with self-driving cars has been how to program them to make ethical decisions in unavoidable crashes. A new study has found it’s actually surprisingly easy to model how humans make them, opening a potential avenue to solving the conundrum. Ethicists have tussled with the so-called “trolley problem” for decades. If a runaway trolley, or tram, is about to hit a group of people, and by pulling a lever you can make it switch tracks so it hits only one person, should you pull the lever?
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