There’s a lot of enthusiastic buzz about our automotive future, which we are told will be dominated by autonomous vehicles. But there’s likely to be a downside too.
Robot cars and blind corners
Written December 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Autonomous vehicles are the next big thing in transportation, they say. Oh really? I wonder how a self-driving car would handle a blind corner, like the one at this driveway on Ninth Avenue in Albany’s Periwinkle Plaza.
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Congestion on I-5: What can be done?
While we’re on the topic of highways (see the previous story), here’s some gratuitous advice. If you don’t have to be on I-5 north of Albany these summer days, don’t go. The road is too full, and stop-and-go traffic in places is the result.
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