article thumbnail

MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

Green Car Congress

A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time.

Taxi 150
article thumbnail

Elon Musk claims Tesla robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, does the math work?

Baua Electric

Elon Musk is claiming that Tesla Robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, which “won’t be needed” when it “rolls out unsupervised full self-driving.” That’s about twice as much as public transit in New York City, but it is significantly cheaper than a Uber ride, which generally ranges between $1 or $2 per mile unless it is in surge pricing.

Cheap 52
article thumbnail

Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

Cars That Think

Normally, when it comes to radio-related projects, my home of New York City is a terrible place to be. The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers.

Building 101
article thumbnail

Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. It began with a helicopter ride to the Equinox Hotel in the Hudson Yard district of New York City, in my case, it was a short hop from JFK for what was my first taste of being an Honored Guest.

article thumbnail

E-bike fire deaths are plummeting in NYC. Here’s the real reason why

Baua Electric

If you’ve been following the news on electric bicycle fires in the US, you’ll already know that New York City is widely seen as the epicenter, often catching headlines for battery fires. They get plenty of news coverage because of the old “if it bleeds (or burns), it leads” adage.

article thumbnail

Is curbside charging the solution for the Plight of the Drivewayless? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Solutions from the clever to the silly have been proposed, but if we look at dense cities where adoption is already well advanced, we’re bound to conclude that the answer is simply curbside charging—lots of small, cheap chargers that can fit into existing street hardware such as lampposts.

article thumbnail

No, e-bike fires are not a ‘leading cause of death’ in NYC

Baua Electric

The issue is acutely essential in NYC, where bike couriers rely on e-bikes to deliver food and goods to city residents, and are often forced to buy the cheapest e-bikes available due to the low wages of these critical service jobs. New York City saw at least 17 deaths last year from fires started by faulty lithium-ion batteries.