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Tech company Baidu will put self driving cars on the road by 2020
Tech company Baidu will put self driving cars on the road by 2020 making theInternet giantthe latest tech company to enter the autonomous vehicle arena. Baidu, one of the largest Internet companies in the world is a Chinese-American web services company headquartered at the Baidu Campus in Beijing's Haidian District in China. As part of the company's Project Apollo, they...
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Nail-biting video showing the moment a person avoids getting hit by a speeding train by a split second
The shocking CCTV footage was taken at Kilbarrack Dart Station in Dublin’s northside. The footage shows the person just wandering across the track a split second before the northbound Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train, which was travelling at 140 kilometres per hour. Irish Rail has revealed this week that their trains had 32 "category 1" near-misses with people walking on...
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Incredible Amount Of People Arrested For Drug Driving Over The Bank Holiday Weekend
The Gardaí confirmed yesterday morning that an incredible amount of people were arrested over the bank holiday weekend for drug driving. An Garda Síochána recently announced that it would be setting up dedicated drug driving checkpoints around the country. As a result of the first drug driving checkpoints, there are a lot of motorists being caught drug driving so the...
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Cow avoidance system for vehicles on India’s roads
Engineers in India have designed a new 'cow avoidance system' for India’s large road network. Cows are a very common sight on Indian roads and Indians have a great love for these gentle domestic animals. In Hinduism, the cow is seen as sacred and so they are deeply respected. Most Hindus respect the cow for her gentle nature. One of...
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Lord Mayor of Dublin says cars must be allowed in city centre for it to thrive
With the establishment of new cycle plans for the Capital, the Lord Mayor of Dublin has said that cars need to be allowed into the city centre in order for it to thrive and become more vibrant. Brendan Carr is against the new cycle plans and he believes if traffic is diverted away from the North Quays and through residential...
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The county with the worst drivers in Ireland
The County with the worst drivers in Ireland has been revealed in a new survey of 7,000 people by the AA in Ireland. Almost half of the people surveyed ranked Dubliners as the worst drivers in Ireland. Dubliners the worst drivers? Coming in second place as the worst drivers in Ireland was Donegal with 19.25 per cent of people naming...
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New survey reveals blocking mobile phone signals in cars is better than hiking penalties
It has been revealed in a new survey that blocking a range of phone functions in cars would get sizeable support from drivers. The survey was carried out on behalf of Continental Tyres' Vision Zero initiative which is focused on reducing road-death worldwide. During the survey, the discovered nearly half (46pc) of those surveyed believe that inhibiting or disrupting a...
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Developers ordered to install car turntables in residential home driveways
Developers in the UK are being ordered to fit £15,000 carturntables in new residential home driveways so motorists don't have to reverse back out onto busy roads. The turntables enable cars to be driven straight into the driveway and then turn 180 degrees so that the car is facing back out onto the road. Some councils are insisting that these...
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Uber suspends fleet of self-driving cars after crash
Uber suspends their fleet of self-driving cars The transportation network company, Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended its self-driving test cars in three US States pending an investigation into a Volvo SUV crash in Arizona Photographs have appeared online showing the Uber car lying on its side next to another badly damaged vehicle. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries during the...
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Luas Cross City: Private cars can no longer turn onto Eden Quay from O'Connell Street from today
From today, Monday 20 March 2017, motorists will no longer be able to turn right onto Eden Quay from O'Connell Bridge. Dublin City Council has described the move as a permanent change, which will see no private vehicles make the right turn from Monday This will be a permanent change as the Luas Cross City works continue towards completion. ...