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MIT’s SENSEable City Laboratory has announced that they will initiate a new biking project in Copenhagen to reduce carbon emissions and increase fitness. The Danish city will be the urban laboratory for MIT’s SmartBiking project starting in November 2009. This start date dovetails with Copenhagen’s duties as host of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

MIT has developed smart bike technology that will allow easy mobilization, energy conservation and citywide mileage tracking. The SENSEable City Laboratory ...

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Every driver interested in cutting back on fuel consumption, saving their brakes and learning to be a better motorist should be interested in Fiat’s EcoDrive software. This software was announced at the 2008 Paris Motor Show as a product that Fiat will begin to offer on a large scale by the end of this year. The EcoDrive software package is capable of analyzing a driver’s average speed, braking, gear efficiency and fuel use over thousands of miles.

Fiat’s new software requires drivers to purchase a Microsoft Blue & Me system before analyzing driving ...

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Most commuters are as comfortable with their daily routes to and from work as they are with their favorite shoes and pajamas. This comfort level comes from the familiar mile markers, billboards and exits that zip by as we head back from a hard day’s work. While you may feel better about taking the same path during your daily commute, this path may not be the best in terms of fuel efficiency. The lure of the high-speed interstate may be taking you out of your way to get to work. Highways may offer high speed limits for commuters in a rush to get to ...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reported last week that the average American household could save $9,596 each year by using buses, trains and ride sharing programs for daily commutes. Given these figures, why aren’t more Americans using public transportation? The easy answer is that cities throughout the United States have either cut back on public transit or failed to extend these systems to suburban areas. Every commuter concerned about gas prices should take a closer look at public transit options before dismissing them completely. The ...
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Ford Motor Company has been involved in a public-private coalition called the Crash Avoidance Metric Partnership with General Motors, Toyota and other motor companies along with road commissions over the last 13 years. Ford’s representatives announced the first “smart” intersection in the nation as the initial fruits of this collaboration. This Ford-funded intersection is located near the corporation’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan and has produced positive results in terms of reduced traffic incidents. This intersection uses advanced ...
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