Episode 383
RoboCabs: the key to curbing emissions?
All hail self-driving taxis, as they could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 94%.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 12, 20155m 10s
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Show Notes
How does being driven around in a robotic taxi grab you? Currently, cars contribute 13% to our greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. However, a new study has found that were we to switch to using a fleet of electrified, autonomous taxis - dubbed "robocabs" - we could reduce our emissions to next to nothing.Graihagh Jackson debated the merits of these self driving vehicles with the author of the study, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Jeffrey Greenblatt... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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robocabsdrivingfuturetransportselftaxi