The Dark Side of Data-Based Transportation Planning
The quantitative data that’s available is far too limited, and likely to lead us to the wrong conclusions. Reliance on data to solve complex problems
The quantitative data that’s available is far too limited, and likely to lead us to the wrong conclusions. Reliance on data to solve complex problems
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The next step for self-driving vehicles in logistics, DHL said, will be to overcome regulatory and security challenges in order to start operating on public
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The Knight Cities Challenge just gave out $5 million to winning ideas from civic innovators to help 26 particular American cities, from Detroit to Macon,
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