transport
Mar 30 2009, Bharat

Students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have designed a concept for an elevated and automated railway system that intends to do away with the congestions on roads. The ambitious public transport system foreseeing driverless compartments..

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Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, left, speaks with Mayor of London Boris Johnson while promoting an anti-drink-drive campaign in London Thursday Dec. 11, 2008.