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A round-up of stories from the 木瓜视频 Future Transport campaign and beyond...

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A VR scene of a small autonomous-style vehicle showing a bench seat inside. A grey humanoid figure stands at the doorway facing into the vehicle. Two cartoon-like robot characters鈥攐ne blue and one green鈥攁re displayed on interior screens or panels, appearing to interact with the passenger. A large bus and city street elements are visible blurred in the background.

Researchers use virtual reality to understand how people respond when self-driving taxis go wrong

mini plugged into charging point

"The introduction of fuel duty to electric vehicles will inevitably slow down their diffusion through the car fleet鈥� warns transport expert.

a fleet of london buses

New clinic to enhance driver health promotion

A car drives through a bubble screen during aerodynamic testing at Catesby tunnel

Loughborough鈥檚 unique, real-world testing could lead to more efficient cars

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Expert Comment: How passengers respond to self-driving taxi emergencies

Using VR to understand how people react when self-driving taxis go wrong

Loughborough research leads to potentially life-saving changes to HGV design

Student creates compact lifesaving drone for beach rescue teams