US driver Joshua Neally made it to safely to hospital by putting his Tesla Model X into Autopilot mode when he suffered what was later diagnosed as a pulmonary embolism.
The lawyer was travelling home in growing rush-hour traffic when he began to suffer severe pain in his chest and stomach. Instead of calling an ambulance he used the car’s self-drive mode to negotiate the 20 miles to the nearest hospital. He told Slate that he manually steered it into the parking lot and checked himself into the emergenc
Connected vehicle safety isn’t just under threat from malicious actors exploiting code – it’s also about avoiding software faults that could result in harm to people, says Patrick Shelly of Qt Group
A new pilot program recently launched by South-eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will audibly warn pedestrians in the vicinity of a bus when the vehicle is making a turn. The Safe Turn Alert System pilot is an extension of the Authority's distracted commuter awareness program and designed to warn pedestrians, specifically those engrossed in phone calls, text messages and music that the bus is turning. Protran's Safe Turn Alert Systems have been installed in 12 SEPTA buses for the pilot p
Transpo will be highlighting its Color-Safe pavement marking system at Intertraffic Amsterdam. The company claims the product is the most cost-effective, high-definition colour marking on the market today and was recently used for bus lane demarcation in both New York City and Chicago.
