Environmental Impacts
– Air Quality
– Ozone Depletion
– Water Quality
– Land Consumption
– GHG Emissions
– Use of Finite Resources
– CFC Emissions
- Noise Pollution
– Lead Emissions
– Waste Motor Oil
– Partitioning of human and animal communities
Recent Innovations Which Will Reduce Negative Impacts
- Improved fuel efficiency
- Improved understanding of pollutant formation
- 10% increase in patents received by auto companies
- Spending more than $18 billion annually on research and development in the U.S.
- Incorporating Driver Assist Systems to improve safety
- Ultrasonic Sensors, Radar Application, Lidar Detection
- Connected Cars with factory installed telematics
- Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure
- Advanced Materials
- Graphene, Aerogel. Smartphone Gass