A common complaint from anyone who picks up a driving sim for the first time is that the more authentic the driving is, the less enjoyable you’re probably having. However,BeamNG.drivemanages to strike the perfect balance between the two by emphasizing its insanely accurate soft-body physics ...
in scenarios involving conflicts between left-turning and straight-moving traffic, two main typical situations exist: 1) Straight-moving vehicles pass the conflict zone
European citiesThis paper undertakes a comparison of two regrowing and two shrinking European cities in order to identify the factors driving demographic regrowth and economic recovery of cities and how and why those factors are at work in some cities that turned from population decline towards new...
If you aren’t planning on bringing your own car you’ll find car hire is available from all major cities, main towns and airports. Some companies allow one way rentals which is very useful when you consider the driving distances in what is Western Europe’s second largest country. In ord...
the gap between a group of following vehicles can be safely reduced to increase road capacity. Moreover at short following distances, the aerodynamicdrag coefficientis smaller resulting in significant energy savings, in particular for heavy duty vehicles. Recognized research programs in theUSA(Browand...
Their survey, which involved participants from the Dutch cities of Groningen and Rotterdam, showed that the respondents distinguished between the instrumental, symbolic, and affective motives fulfilled by cars. The study further found that even functional commuting is more influenced by symbolic and ...
Since the average annual driving distances in the European fleet are in the range of the average driver, the CD shares of most customers are below the estimated shares by the current European UF curve. Though we only compared four drivers to the regulation curve, other studies with larger ...
On the other hand, a fleet of self-driving cars available at the station may make rail service more palatable. “The technology has already been adopted in closed systems, such as campuses, air terminals, and mining,” Peterson noted. European countries are also experimenting with the platoonin...
When driving in Turkey, especially on major highways between large cities, you’ll likely encounter toll roads. The toll system in Turkey is primarily managed through the HGS (Hızlı Geçiş Sistemi), an electronic toll collection system that tracks vehicles via a small device attached ...
Experimental statistics of distances driven by route, vehicle, and driving period are shown in Table 5. Table 5. Km driven per vehicle, road type, and test period. Road typeNon eco-driving (period 1)Eco-driving (period 2) DieselPetrolTotal kmDieselPetrolTotal km Local street 1,592 1,802...