Category Archives: Crash

Pay As You Drive Car Insurance – A Big Disruptor?

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

I have written several posts in the past, suggesting that PAYD insurance will become popular in the future, but acknowledging that most traditional car insurance companies won’t like it. Shareholders will hate the concept, because the customers who have the … 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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How to Get Notifications and Avoid Traffic Congestion During Christmas and New Year

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

I don’t know about you, but I hate being stuck in traffic. I live in Auckland, New Zealand where traffic congestion is a fact of life, but that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck in it. You have choices … Continue reading →

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Avoid the Traffic on Waitangi Weekend

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

The NZTA have a couple of fantastic services for long weekends and public holidays called Holiday Hotspots. I use it every long weekend when I go away and barring people having accidents, I enjoy near normal driving speeds and even … Continue reading →

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Are you a rubbernecker?

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Ever wonder why it takes you so long to get home on the freeway when the crash is going in the other direction?  It never ceases to amaze me how many people just need a quick loopy look. Just a … Continue reading →

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Synthia – A Simulation of Driverless Car Training

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

It’s an nice cartoon simulation, but I want to see the real video. In the simulation I noted: -Ambient light. Cool, that’s a real problem in only a few parts of the world, like New Zealand. As are long periods … Continue reading →

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Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

This spring, Google is introducing the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam, the world’s premier cycling city. The Dutch cycle more than any other nation i Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com I’m a day behind on this story, but it will probably … Continue reading →

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Video shows Google self-driving car hit bus

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Newly released video shows recorded by cameras on the bus show the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk Google is doing the right thing in … Continue reading →

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Bucks County Residents Injured In Bus Crash File Lawsuit Against GPS … – CBS Local

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

They claim GPS companies have a duty to warn of height restrictions. Source: philadelphia.cbslocal.com This is really interesting. I wonder if this is a personal navigation device they are complaining about or a Fleet Management system. From my experience car … Continue reading →

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