Tesla Model 3 first drive: this is the car that Elon Musk promised
I felt like I was driving in an Eames chair. That was my first impression as I climbed into the driver’s seat of the Tesla Model 3 at the Fremont Factory on Friday afternoon. It took a moment to orient myself – no gauges, no speedometer, no airplane cockpit cues.
Month: July 2017
‘Terminator’ Come To Life? – Facebook Shuts Down Artificial Intelligence After It Developed Its Own Language
BuzzWorthy Technology is always advancing in today’s world and many feel that the human race will always be ahead of it, but there is the possibility that it may even overtake us. There have been numerous movies about computer systems being able to outsmart their human creators and The Terminator franchise is probably the most well-known, but what if it was real?
The government wants self-driving cars. Self-driving trucks? Not so much – Hot Air
Here are two mysteries from deep inside the federal government for you to consider, one wrapped inside the other. The House Energy Committee unanimously approved a new bill this week which is designed to promote the rapid deployment of self-driving vehicles.
Tesla Announced the Cost of Its Solar Roof
Just under six months after announcing its Solar Roof, Tesla has finally put a price tag on those eco-friendly solar tiles that look like the real thing – and they’re actually really affordable.
Lyft is taking a giant step toward utilizing self-driving car technology
Ride-hailing company Lyft is reportedly planning to make hundreds of new hires to staff up a new, dedicated self-driving car tech development division by the end of 2018. It’s the company’s most aggressive effort yet to reach for the cutting edge when it comes to autonomous vehicle technology, including the leasing of a massive 50,000-square foot Palo Alto office space to be turned into a testing and research facility.
Porsche installs its first high-speed electric car chargers
It won’t stop there, of course. Another high-speed station is under construction at Porsche’s American headquarters in Atlanta, and the firm expects to ramp up installations by the time the Mission E arrives in 2019. In other words, early adopters will have at least some options for topping up quickly.
Under the Hood of a Self-Driving Car – Voyage
A look at compute and other core self-driving car systems A self-driving car traditionally follows the paradigm of Sense, Plan, Act. The car senses the environment around it, utilizing sensors like LIDAR, radar and cameras. The car plans the path from point A to point B, using sensor information and other contextual information.
Baidu CEO is under investigation for a self-driving car stunt in China
This week, the CEO of China’s biggest search engine took one of the company’s self-driving cars to a technology conference, all while live-streaming the experience to the people in attendance. Now…
Volvo will only make electric and hybrid cars starting in 2019
Volvo is done with entirely traditional engines and exclusively gas-powered vehicles, the company announced. By 2019, Volvo group intends to offer only either fully electric or hybrid engines on all new models, making it the first automaker to commit to using only alternative drive trains.
Elon Musk’s L.A. tunnel just got one step closer to reality
Elon Musk doesn’t know how to take a summer break, it seems. This week alone, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has seen one company successfully recapture a spacecraft after a resupply mission to the International Space Station and announced the other company would begin production on its highly anticipated latest model on Friday.