Wednesday, May 9, 2007

'Smart' Cars as Efficient as Hybrids


Discovery Channel News Technology The future of traffic control & fuel savings: "So-called 'intelligent' cars fitted with sensors to predict traffic flows can deliver the same fuel efficiency as vaunted hybrid vehicles, according to a study published on Wednesday.

"... 'Intelligent' cars are conventional vehicles... fitted with telematics.

These are sensors and receivers that work in a network, swapping information about the traffic ahead in order to speed up the car or slow it down so that the ride is smooth and avoids the stop-start phenomenon that so drains fuel."

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