Self-Driving Cars: Journals

This article on impact of self-driving cars on sustainablility and urban form is followed by brief essay on how an automated car functions.

'Through a review of long-range transportation plans and interviews with planners, this article examines how large metropolitan planning organizations are preparing for autonomous vehicles. In just a few years, the prospect of commercially available self-driving cars and trucks has gone from a futurist fantasy to a likely near-term reality. However, uncertainties about the new technology and its relationship to daily investment decisions have kept mention of self-driving cars out of nearly all long-range transportation plans. Nevertheless, interviewees are keeping a close watch on the new technology and actively looking to understand and plan for future impacts.'

A brief report on driverless cars manufactured by Volvo in London and Gothenburg, Sweden.

'Reed Kram and Clemens Weisshaar will install their pop-up factory, titled the Outrace Project, in Trafalgar Square as the headline-grabbing setpiece of this year's London Design Festival. The project consists of eight robotic arms, on loan from car manufacturer Audi's production line. The arms will be modified by the designers, with each one incorporating a powerful LED light at the tool head to create a kinetic, interactive sculpture.' Illustrated is the technical drawing for the installation.

'...the first robotic underground car parks are going through the planning process in the UK, and should be on site by the end of the year.'

A proposal for housing of the future: multi-story structures providing support facilities for plug-in 'vehicle homes'

An energy-efficient mobile dwelling.