While most estimates suggest that it will still take decades before autonomous vehicles will be adopted, manufacturers like Ford and Tesla, alongside tech giants like Google and Uber, are neck-and-neck in the race to bring self-driving cars into the mainstream. Simply put, self-driving cars will be a part of the future, and it’s up to cities to avoid repeating the mistakes of the last automobile age when cars chaotically took over the streets. See here a new proposal for New York City that will use autonomous ride sharing to massively improve the city’s mobility.
How New York can use self-driving cars to unclog its streets
More of Today's Solutions
Citizen scientists map space from their backyards with this global telescope ...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In the quiet suburb of Monterrey, Mexico, Iván Venzor sat down for dinner with his family while a ...
Read MoreHow to stay safe during extreme rainfall and flooding: expert tips to prepare...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When it comes to extreme weather, preparation is everything. With climate change driving more frequent and intense storms, ...
Read MoreWhy a clover lawn is so much better than a grass lawn
Americans use more than 7 billion gallons of water a day on their lawns. Over half of that doesn't even help lawns. People overwater, ...
Read MoreElectric future: Why we need to make all stoves gas-free
A third of Americans cook with natural gas in their homes and many, especially kitchen-savvy chefs, seek out these appliances over electric versions, but ...
Read More
