Driver Dies in Crash While Using Tesla’s Autopilot

Posted on July 1, 2016 by editor

772px-Tesla_Motors_Model_S-1_close-upThe first known self-driving car fatality was disclosed on Thursday evening. The tragic fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S on autopilot and a tractor trailer occurred on May 7 in Willingston, Florida.

Joshua Brown, 40, a former Navy SEAL of Ohio is the first person to die while using the self-driving autopilot system. The driver put his Model S into autopilot mode. The system is able to control the vehicle’s trajectory during highway driving. The accident happened when a track trailor made a left turn in front of the Tesla, the car driver failed to hit the brakes and the two vehicles collided. Due to injuries sustained in the crash, Tesla driver died. Continue reading →

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Jeep That Killed “Star Treck” Actor Anton Yelchin Was Part of Safety Recall

Posted on June 21, 2016 by editor

Jeep_Grand_Cherokee_3.6_Limited_2014_(11012973185) (1)The Jeep Grand Cherokee, involved in a freek accident that killed Star Treck actor Anton Yelchin over the weekend, was part of a global safety recall of 1,1 milion vehicles, announced by the automaker two months ago. Continue…

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Rolls-Royce Unveils Its First Driverless Car Concept

Posted on June 18, 2016 by editor

450px-The-spirit-of-Ecstasy--Flying-LadyRolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled its vision of “the future of luxury mobility” at a concept car event at the Roundhouse arts venue in north London a few days ago. The concept car is called Vision Next 100 and is the brainchild of Giles Taylor, director of design at Rolls-Royce.

The concept vehicle would be powered by ‘a zero emissions powertrain’ and measures just over 19-feet long, according to a press release. The luxurious car comes with a canopy roof, covered wheels and a door on only one side.

The Vision Next 100 features an artificial intelligence-powered voice assistant and chauffeur named Eleanor. The virtual assistant is named after Eleanor Thornton, a British actress and artists’ model who died nearly a century ago. Eleanor was Continue reading →

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World’s Most Expensive Airline Ticket Costs $38,000

Posted on June 9, 2016 by editor

Etihad.airways.1.750pixEtihad Airways offers its passengers travel in a luxury three-room suite the Residence. The one-way ticket costs more than $80,000.

Etihad Airways has introduced a London-Melbourne return journey ticket costing more than $80,000. The price is approximately $4,500 more than the previous most expensive round trip ticket in the luxurious suite the Residence, from New York to Mumbai with one stop in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading →

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China’s Straddling Bus Design Will Beat Traffic Jams

Posted on May 29, 2016 by editor

800px-Atlanta_75.85China unveils futuristic transport concept- a bus that drives over cars.

A Beijing company has unveiled an amazing concept elevated bus that travels above the other vehicles and could hold the key to solving the crazy traffic jams in the big cities.

The concept vehicle was unveiled a few days ago at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo and it certainly attracted some attention as traffic congestion is a problem that many cities all over the world continue to struggle with. Continue reading →

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Google Veterans Plan to Put Autonomous Big Rigs on US Highways

Posted on May 18, 2016 by editor

800px-Volvo_truck_in_AntwerpenStartup founded by former Google engineers aims to bring autonomous big-rig trucks into highways.

Ottomotto is a startup, based in San Francisco, is founded by four ex-Google engineers, including long-time self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google’s self-driving car program.  Levandowski left Google toward the end of January to pursue his vision at Otto. The new Silicon Valley startup was co-founded by Lior Ron and Don Burnette, both of them former Google employees. Lior Ron is a former Alphabet employee who earlier led Google Maps as well as the development of Google’s Moto X smartphone. The fourth co-founder is Claire Delaunay, another robotics expert. Otto was created in January and since then the company has expanded to 41 employees experienced in self-driving teachnology. Continue reading →

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Nissan Becomes the Controlling Shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors

Posted on May 15, 2016 by editor

Mitsubishi_Pajero_Mini_251Nissan is buying $2.2 billion controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors and becomes the single largest shareholder in its smaller, scandal-hit rival. Nissan has agreed to buy a 34 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp as the second seeks outside capital to survive the scandal over manipulated fuel economy data.

Last month, Mitsubishi, Japan’s sixth-largest car maker, admitted it had been exaggerating the numbers on its fuel economy data in order to make cars seem more efficient than they were in reality. Continue reading →

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LA to San Francisco in Just 30 Minutes- the Hyperloop One Step Closer to Reality

Posted on May 11, 2016 by editor

800px-Hyperloop-300x193Elon Musk’s Hyperloop may be coming closer than ever to reality. One of two competing firms has released a video showing a magnetic technology dubbed the ‘Inductrack’ explaining how the system will provide “a cheaper and safer alternative” to regular magnetic levitation. Read more on the topic here.

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Tesla Suddenly Has A Huge New Rival

Posted on May 1, 2016 by editor

772px-Tesla_Motors_Model_S-1_close-upThe Chinese tech giant LeEco has unvailed its all-electric car concept. LeEco, an electronics company based in China, has just unveiled an all-electric battery concept car, dubbed LeSEE, whose production version the company hopes to rival Tesla Motors Inc’s Model S and its successors.

The announcement was made at a press conference in Beijing last Wednesday when China’s Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, addressed its recent name change and new range of products. LeEco is a technology giant that also owns LeTV, the largest internet television business in China that is often compared to NetFlix. Continue reading →

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Singapore is Getting the World’s First Driverless Taxi Service

Posted on April 17, 2016 by editor

800px-Jurvetson_Google_driverless_car_trimmedA US-based startup, NuTonomy, might be the first company with a fleet of fully autonomous taxis on the roads, if the authorities of Singapore approve the company’s pilot program to be launched in a few months.

NuTonomy is an autonomous car software designer that started at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT. The company has been working for three years to create a fully autonomous vehicle. A few days ago, Continue reading →

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