abbreviated as Light Detecting And Ranging in most of the cases are mounted at the top of the vehicle in order to scan and capture 360° image of its immediate surrounding for the creation of the dynamic three dimensional map of the environment. LIDAR uses rapid laser pulses and detects edges of the road and help to identify the lane marks. The cameras basically used to detect traffic lights‚ road signs‚ and to look after the pedestrians and other obstacles. RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging) is used to determine
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2005 New York City transit strike The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU). Negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement‚ pension‚ and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20‚ 2005. Most New York City Transit Authority personnel observed the strike‚ effectively halting all service on the subway and buses. Millions of commuters
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Discuss the Challenges Facing Singapore’s Mrt System There are many factors that are important for a world class transportation system; factors such as smart‚ safety‚ reliability and convenience. In a world class transportation system‚ it has to be competitive and sustainable‚ it has to be smart. Smart means offering intelligent transportation alternatives.. Smart means rising to the occasion and setting vigorous standards. Smart means not dumbing down transportation systems because of challenges
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How Technology has affected on Automotive Industry Literature Review The impact of technology on the automobile industry can be seen through the cars that come out these days that were a dream a few years back. From the auto start engines to the latest safety devices‚ high-tech devices‚ cameras that allow cars to think and drive for the driver. These new automobiles offer several new features that are stuff of dreams for many drivers. With lighter materials‚ cars have become more efficient and
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Nguyen Le Thi Phuc 24/3/2013 A shopping plan Last week‚ I thought of a plan to go to the shopping centre with my friend who is going to visit Singapore. Both my friend and I like shopping‚ I wanted to take her to go shopping. But I could not make up my mind that where we would go. I had ever come to Thomson Plaza and Lucky Plaza that all of them were very nice. Then I compared the location‚ structure and goods of two centres that I could finally come to my decision to go Lucky Plaza. First‚ I
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A self-driving car can sense its environment and things around it. It also has a GPS unit in the car‚ the car uses the positional information from the GPS to localize itself and give a 3-D image. From the 3-D images‚ humans program the car to make intelligent decisions ‚ for example using the 3-D to find an optimal path to their destination that avoids obstacles. Once the vehicle finds the best path to take‚ it sends a signal to the different parts of the car(steering‚ braking‚ throttle etc)
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Defensive driving courses are available both in classrooms and on the internet. The online courses have the advantage that you can learn at your leisure and in the comfort of your home. Basically‚ defensive driving courses are designed to impart knowledge regarding the risk factors involved when you are driving‚ how to anticipate these risks‚ and what steps should be taken beforehand so that you stay out of danger. There are many online traffic schools that offer these defensive driving courses.
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Introduction- Have you ever wanted a house that will do basically everything for you? I mean they have cars that will drive for you. What is the difference between a house that does everything and car that drives you‚ they both make you lazy and do thing for you. If you had a house or car that would do everything for you then what would the point of family be? I mean you do lots of things with your family like make dinner or play games with them. If there was a house that would do this what would
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Head-Up Display (HUD) technology has come back an extended manner from the dim‚ washed out inexperienced digits some cars projected on their windshields twenty years past. However nearly as good as HUD is in 2015‚ by 2020 we’ll see active glass capable of displaying vivacious pictures. Imagine a navigation system that really highlights subsequent flip (as seen from your perspective‚ through the windshield) as you approach it. REMOTE VEHICLE CLOSING. This technology already exists
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The primary goal of this article is to provide extensive detail on the time‚ effort‚ costs‚ and parts involved in building a 1969 Chevy Camaro project car g-machine/resto-mod. While there are plenty of other‚ more sophisticated builds than this one‚ I think this project should serve as a decent example of what a novice can do in his own garage. The primary goal for this project was to create a unique and special ride that I can drive the hell out of (safely) and enjoy frequently. A car that is different
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