Although there are numerous benefits of lane-splitting – or lane-filtering – involving a motorcycle moving between lanes for vehicles traveling in the same direction, it is illegal in most U.S. states, and it has been regarded as a pretty controversial […]
Google’s self-driving car venture, Waymo, has patented new technology that would create a softer body for vehicles in the effort to prevent pedestrian injuries from possible collisions. The patent was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and […]
Along with your milk and eggs, you can now also register your vehicle at local grocery stores in certain parts of California. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has installed self-service kiosks in several Vons, Superior and Albertsons grocery stores […]
Car sharing, peer-to-peer accommodation and other sharing economy services have been making a huge impact on many cities around the globe, and especially in the United States. Companies like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb have become important contributors to cities’ economies, […]
Although there are only two states – Colorado and Washington – that have legalized marijuana for recreational use so far, many more, primarily Maryland, California, Oregon, and New York, are expected to follow suit and make it legal, as well, […]
An August 2013 study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows that fewer young Americans are getting their driver’s licenses. This matches a national trend: The number of new driver’s licenses being issued is on the decline, and […]
Greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles have an exceptionally harmful effect on people’s health, causing chronic respiratory disease, heart disease and lung cancer, among other things, but the negative impact of the automobile goes beyond air pollution. On top of […]
Having a car while at college surely gives students a lot of freedom and flexibility, as well as increased popularity, but there are a few drawbacks that need to be taken into consideration, too, since it can be a huge […]
Nobody likes to get pulled over, but it can be even more stressful if you have a legal firearm in the car — not because you’re breaking any laws, but because police officers get a little twitchy around guns that […]
When Google unveiled its second self-driving car prototype a few months back, it was the absence of a steering wheel and a gas and brake pedal that set it apart from the first autonomous vehicle concept introduced by the search […]