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Driverless cars have a dirty downside, says US study
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor says autonomous cars could reverse years-long trend of declining fuel use
Published Sun, Mar 15, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
DRIVERLESS cars better be able to refuel themselves. They'll consume more energy than cars with drivers.
That's the somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion in a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. They say that autonomous cars could reverse a years-long trend of declining fuel consumption.
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