
If there’s one thing that characterizes driving in any major city, it’s the constant stop-and-go as traffic lights change and as cars and trucks merge and separate and turn and park. This constant stopping and starting is extremely inefficient, driving up the amount of pollution, including greenhouse gases, that gets emitted per mile of driving. One approach to counter this is known as eco-driving, which can be installed as a control system in autonomous vehicles to improve their efficiency.How much of a difference could that make? Would the impact of such…


