A recent CityLab report suggests that driverless car technology for evacuations might be a good solution for minimizing loss of life and the amount of destruction that occurs during hurricane season. Referencing the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew, the article points out that the level of destruction was much larger in the very poor neighborhoods. It also discusses how the residents living in the more poverty stricken areas of New Orleans did not have access to transportation before Hurricane Katrina attacked the area. John Renne, director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University, states that evacuation plans are nonexistent for 35 of the nation’s biggest cities; this is a problem. See Also: Will autonomous vehicles cruise the factories of tomorrow? According to the report, Matthew’s floodwaters rendered roads useless, and lethal in some instances, which caused traffic to back up for miles on highways.
Could Driverless Cars Save Lives During A Hurricane?
Amanda Razani, ReadWriteWeb
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 11:42pm
Topics: citylab referencing hurricane matthew it orleans john renne urban environmental solutions florida atlantic university matthew s the u.s department evacuation transportation resiliency state university brian wolshon here louisiana kali rapp roy evacuteer readwrite center transportation driverless cars save lives save lives during a hurricane vehicles traffic director self-driving destruction autonomous report caused road people
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