Robotic vehicles can optimize the flow of traffic in cities even when mixed in with vehicles driven by humans, thereby improving traffic efficiency, safety and energy consumption, my colleagues and I found. Robot vehicles are no longer a sci-fi concept: Cities around the world have been testing autonomous robotaxis since 2016. With the increasing presence of robot vehicles in traffic and the foreseeable long period of transitioning from mixed traffic to fully autonomous traffic, my team and I wondered whether robot vehicles and their interactions with human-driven vehicles can alleviate today’s notorious traffic problems. I am a computer scientist who…
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UK will host major International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024 as it drives forward national mission for growth. Prime Minister to bring together up to 300 industry leaders to catalyse investment in the UK. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will confirm UK is open for business. The UK will host a major International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024, advancing opportunities for investment and growth across the country. Economic growth is the government’s top priority, and investment is one of the key pillars of the Chancellor’s growth strategy. The summit will make clear that…
The Al-Shabaab terrorist group reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place late on Friday night (local time) and involved a suicide bombing followed by a gun battle between militants and security forces. At least 37 people were killed and more than 200 injured, some of them critically, according to media reports. “The Secretary-General is saddened that the people of Somalia continue to be victims of such heinous acts of terrorism,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN chief said in a statement on Saturday. “He reiterates that the United Nations stands firmly with the Government and people of…
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné today. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire to secure the release of hostages and surge humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as the importance of preventing further escalation of conflict in the Middle East and the challenges posed by threats from Iran. Source_link
Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk – walking on the edge of a very dangerous cliff. And it’s all down to the instability of a single fundamental particle: the Higgs boson. In new research by me and my colleagues, just accepted for publication in Physical Letters B, we show that some models of the early universe, those which involve objects called light primordial black holes, are unlikely to be right because they would have triggered the Higgs boson to end the cosmos by now.…
For the Kremlin, its “partner of no limits”, China, isn’t doing enough to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine. So, Russia has signed a peace treaty with North Korea, hoping to pressure China into backing Moscow’s war effort further. Meanwhile, the west sees China as far too helpful to Russia. The sentiment in the west was best captured on July 10, 2024, during a summit in Washington DC. Heads of state and government of Nato countries jointly proclaimed that China is a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against the Ukraine, and also called on China “to cease all material and political…
Rhys McClenaghan said he had accomplished a “lifelong dream” after securing pommel horse gold at the Paris Games on Saturday for Ireland’s first ever Olympic gymnastics medal.The double world champion made history for his country by edging out Kazakh Nariman Kurbanov by a wafer-thin 0.100 points, with Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States in bronze.Britain’s most decorated gymnast Max Whitlock was deprived a perfect send-off to his decorated Olympic career, finishing fourth.McClenaghan crumpled with emotion after his faultless 60-second performance crammed with Russian circles, scissors and handstands, finishing off with a foot-perfect dismount.”There are so many thoughts going through my…
Employer: West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training, 7 Players Club Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, WV 25311Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the state agency failed to pay inspectors who worked overtime without pre-approval. The agency paid inspectors for a set amount of scheduled hours only and instructed them not to submit more than 40 hours per week on their timesheet, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.Back Wages Recovered: $57,396Quote: “All employers, public and private sector, are legally required to pay their employees the proper wages for all hours worked,” explained Wage…
Airlines have increasingly been suspending flights to and from Beirut in response to the rising tensions. “Commercial transportation options to leave Lebanon remain available,” the U.S. embassy stressed, also recommending to those who choose to stay to “prepare contingency plans for emergency situations and be prepared to shelter in place for an extended period of time.” Israel’s retaliatory airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, which killed a top commander of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, sparked concerns that all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could break out. The conflict with Israel had entered a “new phase,” Hezbollah leader…
Captains from the six competing teams have gathered at Croke Park ahead of this Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals. With the countdown to Sunday, August 4, continuing, the respective team captains; Shannan McQuade (Fermanagh), Áine Breen (Louth), Michelle Guckian (Leitrim), Aoibhinn McHugh (Tyrone), Ailbhe Davoren (Galway) and Niamh Carmody (Kerry) got a feel for Croke Park ahead of the big day. The Senior Final, the 51st in LGFA history, and in the Association’s 50th year, pits Galway against 2022 and 2023 runners-up Kerry, with the counties set to meet for the very first time in a Brendan Martin Cup…