Category Archives: car safety

Auckland City’s New 30km/h Go Slow Zone

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

I had my first drive in Auckland city today since the ‘Safe Speeds’ program was enforced, dropping the maximum speed from 50km/h to 30km/h. I thought I’d try Queen Street to see what that looked like now. Lots of empty … Continue reading →

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Solving the Traffic Jam Problem – Getting Cities Moving Again

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I got pretty excited when I read the press release about Volkswagen getting together with D-Wave, using quantum computing to demonstrate real time traffic optimised routing at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon which starts tomorrow. I wish I was … Continue reading →

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Short Videos About GPS, Apps, Maps and More: Location Based Shorts. The Eyes Have It.

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

Location Based Shorts is a new series where I am embarking on a new series of sub 3 minute VLOGS (Video Blogs) about things that interest me and if you follow me, probably will interest you. I comment on things … Continue reading →

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Why I think an Autonomous Vehicle Won’t Be Able to Reliably Guess Where a Pedestrian Will Go

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

In 2016, Volvo ‘promised’ that we would have ‘Deathproof Cars’ by 2020. That’s next year! You may also recall that about this time last year, an Autonomous Uber Volvo crashed and killed a pedestrian. According to the NTSB the car … Continue reading →

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You may not want to watch this video, but it could save a life from driver distraction.

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

I’ve written a lot of blogs about driver distraction lately. It’s the season to be jolly, but it’s hectic, busy, stressful and very easy to lose concentration for a brief moment. I have lost close friends through driver distraction, most … Continue reading →

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Raves and a little rant from Paihia to Auckland

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

On the weekend I had the distinct pleasure of being a guest speaker at the Northland National Road Carriers event in Paihia. It was great to have the pleasure to speak with and learn from people that have been on … Continue reading →

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Hands-free driving on Auckland’s motorway – Business – NZ Herald News

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

A driver on Auckland’s motorway sits with his arms clasped in his lap in a video that shows the reality of the self-driving car phenomenon. – New Zealand Herald Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.nzherald.co.nz I had no idea this was … Continue reading →

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Japan Driverless Taxi Startup Eyes Partnerships With Automakers

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

The venture has set the 2020 Games in Tokyo as a target to develop software to operate driverless cars and an online service to ferry athletes and tourists between Olympic venues and the city’s transport hubs. Sourced through Scoop.it from: … Continue reading →

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Fully autonomous cars not due until 2050 –

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Experts have said we will have to wait some time for autonomous cars, with all vehicles predicted to be ‘highly autonomous’ by 2040 but not fully driverless until 10 years later. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk That’s not what everyone … Continue reading →

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How self-driving cars will cut accidents 90 percent (Q&A) – CNET

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

For Road Trip 2015, CNET talks with the University of Michigan’s Peter Sweatman about the rapid merging of computers and cars, and the fake city in Ann Arbor where it’s being put to the test. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cnet.com … Continue reading →

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