When cars talk
In the future, self-driving cars will communicate to save fuel, improve safety
Thereâs a beautiful physics to the synchronized movement of a flock of birds, or school of fish, travelling with mesmerizing precision to take advantage of aerodynamic factors that save energy.
What if cars could do the same?
Thatâs the question being asked by Andreas Malikopoulos, the Terri Connor Kelly and John Kelly Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Sociotechnical Systems Center at the University of Delaware (UD). Before joining UD in 2017, he was the Deputy Director and the Lead of the Sustainable Mobility Theme of the Urban Dynamics Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a Senior Researcher with General Motors Global Research and Development. At UD, he is developing control and learning algorithms that will fundamentally change how cars interact on the road in order to maximize fuel efficienc