Move over, self-driving cars, and make room for self-driving big rigs. A technology company has started testing its self-driving software on “heavy duty” trucks in California. If successful, you could be sharing California’s already dangerous roads with driverless rigs in the not-so-distant future. According to the company behind the software, self-driving software in semi-trucks makes the most sense. Trucks generally drive on freeways while following (mostly) straight routes. Compared with downtown driving, which can require multiple turns and stops, trucks may theoretically be better candidates for self-driving software. The American Trucking Association reports that trucking is one of the most Continue Reading
Blog Posts
With a population of nearly 40 million, car accidents are a fairly common occurrence in the Golden State. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, in 2018 (the most recent year with available data), over 3500 Californians were killed in car accidents. While that might seem like a lot, it actually ranks California under the national average in terms of number of deaths per 100,000. As we all know, however, not every accident results in a fatality. The question then is what happens when you are in an accident where no one is killed or even seriously injured? Can Continue Reading
Traumatic events can cause a condition called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Often the events causing PTSD are violent and sudden, such as those we associate with a violent crime or the effects of war. But any sudden, violent incident may cause PTSD. Car accidents involve both sudden and violent forces. In the seconds before impact, an accident victim might think they may die as a result of the crash. The severity of that incident can imprint itself in the brain and PTSD may develop. Understanding PTSD PTSD is a mental health condition based in anxiety. It requires treatment to Continue Reading
Car accidents are a common occurrence in the United States. There are more than 280 million vehicles in the country and more than 225 million licensed drivers who drive those cars more than 3 trillion miles every year. With those kinds of numbers, accidents are bound to happen. The question is, are those accidents more likely to occur in rural or urban areas? More specifically, are fatal car accidents more likely to occur in rural or urban areas? For the sake of context, it is helpful to know that only about 19 percent of the population lives in what is Continue Reading