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07Mar/17

Future of mobility: a personal capsule which drives, flies and hops on train

March 7, 2017TransportAirbus, Automation, Automotive industry, Car, Concept cars, Emerging technologies, France, Geneva, Geneva Motor Show, Grand tourers, Hatchbacks, Human activities, Jorg Astalosch, Land transport, Mathias Thomsen, Paris, Private transport, Robotics, Self-driving car, Sports cars, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, Toyota concept vehicles, Traffic congestion, Transport, Urban air mobilitysmbale

Imagine ordering a capsule which can drive and fly on its own taking you across the city. The concept, called “Pop.Up”, was unveiled at the Geneva car show and is a big leap into the future.

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22Jan/16

Washington declares state of emergency, braces for ‘historic’ snowfall

January 22, 2016Environment2009–10 North American winter, American women in politics, Baltimore, Blizzard, Blizzards, COLLEGE PARK, Daniel Petersen, Disaster/Accident, February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard, Ice storms, January 2016 United States blizzard, Meteorological phenomena, Meteorology, Muriel Bowser, New York City, Nor'easters, Road traffic management, Road transport, Storm, Traffic congestion, United States, Washington, Washington and Baltimore areas, Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Virginia and Marylandsmbale

D.C. struggles with first test of weather preparedness, failing to treat roads early enough and causing major traffic jams ahead of a massive storm.

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19Jan/16

Black Lives Matter protest shuts down the Bay Bridge

January 19, 2016Social20 March 2003 anti-war protest, Anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, California, Criminal justice reform, Geography of California, George Floyd protests in California, Greg Suhr, Hashtags, Highways in the United States, Jam, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, Traffic congestion, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 50, United Statessmbale

A Black Lives Matter protest shut down the Bay Bridge in San Francisco causing hundreds of cars to get stuck in a massive traffic jam.

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22Nov/15

Government holds second “car-free day” to clean Delhi air

November 22, 2015EnvironmentAam Aadmi Party, Air pollution, Arvind Kejriwal, Beijing, Chief Ministers of Delhi, China, Clean Air India Movement, Delhi, Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Geography of Delhi, India, Manish Sisodia, New Delhi, Pollution, Traffic congestionsmbale

Indian capital New Delhi observes its second “car-free day” in south west area in a bid to control air pollution and traffic congestion.

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08Oct/15

Massive traffic jam outside Beijing after national holiday

October 8, 2015WorldBeijing, China, Expressways in China, Land transport, national holiday, North China Plain, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Transportsmbale

Photos from Chinese media show a huge traffic jam on the outskirts of Beijing caused by a massive flow of travellers returning after a week-long national holiday.

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23Mar/15

Self-driving car to begin coast-to-coast road trip

March 23, 2015InnovationADAS, Aptiv, Audi, Audi Q5, Audi SQ5, Automated driving system, Automation, Autonomous car, Car classifications, Cars, Delphi, Delphi Automotive, Disaster/Accident, DPH HOLDINGS CORP., Driving, Embarcadero Delphi, Emerging technologies, Motor vehicles, New York City, NEXT MEDIA, Road transport, Robotics, San Francisco, Self-driving car, Technology/Internet, Traffic congestion, Transportsmbale

USA (Next Media) – Delphi Automotive hopes their self-driving car will travel across the country on Sunday. The Audi SQ5 will travel 3,500 miles from San Francisco, California to New York City, New York. It is the first coast-to-coast trip by an autonomous vehicle, and arguably the longest automated drive ever attempted.
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