{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/unnoticed-pollution-caused-by-autonomous-cars/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Unnoticed Pollution Caused By Autonomous Cars","slug":"unnoticed-pollution-caused-by-autonomous-cars","createdLocal":"2023-02-02 14:31:01.086512","publishDate":"2023-02-02 05:12:14+00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.geospatialworld.net/prime/unnoticed-pollution-autonomous-cars/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>But the computers that are needed to run these self-driving cars can become a serious threat to our planet.\nMIT researchers explored the potential energy consumption of self-driving cars if they are widely adopted.\nFor instance, people might travel more in autonomous cars since they can multitask while on the road, giving a boost to emissions.\nIn one such scenario – autonomous car adoption was considered as 95% worldwide by 2050, where computational workload doubled every year.\nThe developers would need to create reusable hardware for autonomous cars in order to be sustainable and drive the costs.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"unnoticed-pollution-caused-by-autonomous-cars"}}}