Daily Archives: October 2, 2014

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first commercial trips by the Shinkansen in Japan

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Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first commercial trips by the Shinkansen in Japan

High-speed trains like the Shinkansen, TGV and others are an amazing way to travel and in many cases far superior to flying. Last time I was in Japan in 2010, I took numerous bullet train trips and it was so much more comfortable and convenient than schlepping to an airport, dealing with security and all the other hassles of modern travel.?

The Big Picture: Japan’s bullet train turns 50

The bullet train is a Japanese trademark. It is, in other words, a landmark in motion. Today, 50 years to the time it made a trip for the first time,

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Full-function self-driving cars are probably still at least 15 years away, but along the way we'll have incremental steps in technology

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Full-function self-driving cars are probably still at least 15 years away, but along the way we'll have incremental steps in technology?

A Few Steps Closer to Autonomous Vehicles

As engineers, scientists, executives, and government officials involved with transportation systems gather in Detroit this week for the annual ITS World Congress, the auto industry took another inc…

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