Theyâre set to have one of the biggest impacts on public health ever. BEC CREW. A new report has analysed the impact of driverless cars on the incidence of fatal traffic accidents, and say that simply by taking human emotions and errors out of the equation, we could reduce deaths on the road by 90 percent.ack in May, we reported that four of the 48 driverless cars the road in California had been in accidents over the past six months. One in 12 might seem like a lot, but the technology itself wasnât at fault-it was the humans around it who were messing up.
How Much Does A Postage Stamp Cost For 2017. Effective January 22, 2017 the cost of a first class (1) ounce letter sent through the United States Post Office increased two cents from $0.47 to $0.49 for letters mailed within the United States. Reversing the $0.2 price drop from $0.49 to $0.47 effective April 10, 2016.
Starting today, the cost mailing a one-ounce first-class letter has gone up 2 cents - from 47 cents to 49 cents. It's the first time the U.S. Postal Service has increased stamp prices since January 2014 when the cost of a stamp rose from 46 cents to 49 cents. Then, in April 2016, the cost of a stamp dropped - the first such reduction in almost a century - from 49 cents to 47 cents. Now the cost is back up.