The energy efficient cars of the future will allow the transportation sector to lower its greenhouse gas emissions not just because they’re electric — but because they’ll also be driverless. That’s ...

Whenever we hear the latest buzz about driverless vehicles — like the ones currently in development by Google — one of the first benefits brought up is safety. The gist is that the vast majority of ...

The promise of driverless electric taxis, aptly called robocabs, just got brighter. Cheerleaders for futuristic cars, which can navigate roads with zero input from humans, have for years drummed up ...

As Google's self-driving cars make their public debut on streets this summer, a new study maps out a future in which driverless "robocabs" could help provide a greener future. National Geographic ...

Self-driving taxis powered by electricity and dispatched according to a passenger’s needs may help dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions as early as the year 2030, a new study suggests.