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Baidu starts testing driverless car on public roads in China

2016-06-06 23:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Chinese search engine Baidu plans to mass produce a driverless car in five years. Baidu is currently testing its model on public roads in Beijing and in Wuhu, in Anhui province, as well as in a closed testing area in Shanghai. Baidu plans to test its car in 10 cities across China to experience different weather, road and traffic conditions, The WSJ reports, citing Baidu senior VP Wang Jing. Wang said 93 percent of accidents in China are currently caused by human error, and Baidu is open to cooperation with ride-sharing companies. Wang also said that the first batch of self-driving cars will still have steering wheelseven though they don't really have too for people who want to "drive for fun".

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1 Million+ Electric Cars Are Now on the Worlds Roads

2016-06-03 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy Agencys (IEA) 2C scenario. This is the conclusion of the IEAs Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 report, which it released on Wednesday. This is the latest edition of their annual progress review of the technologies that will determine the rate of global emissions,...

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Fort Hood closing roads at time soldiers died

2016-06-03 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Koat: The soldiers who died when an Army truck overturned in floodwaters at Fort Hood hailed from different states and had different levels of experience. 3 Fort Hood soldiers dead, 6 missing amid Texas flooding Three Fort Hood soldiers are dead and six are missing after their vehicle overturned in a low-water crossing in Texas, the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office said. But most of them shared at least one thing in common, according to details released by officials over the weekend: They were...

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