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Podcast: Mitigating High Emissions of Autonomous Cars

fromThe Next Byte

31 Jan, 2023

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MIT researchers determined that 1 billion autonomous vehicles, each driving for one hour per day with a computer consuming 840 watts, would consume enough energy to generate about the same amount of emissions as data centers currently do. Image: Christine Daniloff, MIT

MIT researchers determined that 1 billion autonomous vehicles, each driving for one hour per day with a computer consuming 840 watts, would consume enough energy to generate about the same amount of emissions as data centers currently do. Image: Christine Daniloff, MIT

In this episode, we talk about a research study from MIT that estimates the carbon emissions associated with autonomous vehicles will match that currently produced by all of the data centers in the world along with how to address it.

In this episode, we talk about a research study from MIT that estimates the carbon emissions associated with autonomous vehicles will match that currently produced by all of the data centers in the world along with how to address it. 

This podcast is sponsored by Mouser Electronics.       

EPISODE NOTES

(2:20) - Self Driving Cars Could Be A Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions

This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to read the article discussing why autonomous cars should lead to global emissions and the current bottlenecks associated with them.

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