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Apr 29, 2014
Innovations, Traffic & Congestion

Google’s Self-Driving Cars Conquer City Streets

For those who love driving, the future looks more and more bleak. Yesterday, Google gave its followers an update on its self-driving vehicles. According to its official blog, their autonomous vehicles have logged over 700,000 miles (1,100,000 kilometres) so far. The video posted below shows some of the incredible advances that have been made which...

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Sep 30, 2013
Just For Fun, Traffic & Congestion

Bumper Foam: Maximizing Parking in Bangkok’s Skytrain Stations

If you’ve ever been to Bangkok, you’ll notice something right away: cars, a lot of cars. The city of 9 million suffers from near round the clock gridlock. The government reckons that the road system can accommodate 1.6 million vehicles, but just last year alone over 7 million were registered — more than 4 times what...

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Jul 24, 2013
Traffic & Congestion

Video: Beijing Subway Line 13 Rush Hour

For all the people out there who complained about traffic this morning while coming into work, take a look at this video of  Xierqi Station on Beijing’s Subway Line 13. It might just make your commute feel a little less hectic and slightly more comfortable.

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Dec 08, 2011
Just For Fun, Traffic & Congestion

Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City

We often talk about the detriment of traffic. When we’re stuck in it, we hate it. It pollutes, it’s noisy, and it takes time out of our day. But in this timelapse video of HCMH, Vietnam, photographer Rob Whitworth finds a way to showcases the splendor of the chaos — transforming the confusion and seemingly...

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Oct 31, 2011
Traffic & Congestion

Mimes As Traffic Cops in Caracas?

If Caracas can use ski lifts as public transit what are the chances they could do something even more bizarre to ease one’s daily commute? Plenty apparently. Carlos Ocariz, mayor of the Caracas municipality of Sucre, has deployed 120 mimes into Venezuela’s most congested city. The mimes are tasked with taming the city’s notorious traffic and...

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