The driverless car revolution will open up all sorts of dilemmas | Coffee House
Philip Hammond wants fully autonomous driverless cars on our roads by 2021. That’s not too far away, is it? I know it sounds like a science fiction year, but it’s only about fifty months off. Technologically, it’s plausible. Earlier this year I travelled over 100 miles in a driverless truck across Florida with the BBC.
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Tesla’s all-electric semi truck will start at $150,000
The entry model will have a 300 mile range, or for $180,000 you can get a version with a 500 mile range.
Lyft gets permit to test self-driving cars on California roads
Lyft is the latest company to get a permit from the to test self-driving cars on California’s public roads, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles website. Why it matters: Lyft earlier this year unveiled plans to build its own autonomous driving tech, as well as make its ride-hailing network available to other companies for testing.
Watch NASA’s A.I. race a pro drone pilot – you’ll never guess who wins
Artificial intelligence can beat us at chess, Go, the game show Jeopardy, and a growing number of different occupations in the workplace. But how does it fare against human pilots when it comes to challenging them at the exhilarating new sport of drone racing?
Tesla opens Model 3 order process to non-employees
Whether or not you’re included in this first wave depends on a few factors. When you pre-ordered makes the biggest difference (you need to have put money down on day one), but you also stand a much better chance if you live in California and already own a Tesla car.
Canadian PhD student makes groundbreaking cancer discovery
A PhD candidate at Queen’s University has discovered a novel DNA binder that could “switch off” cancer cells and prevent them from spreading. READ MORE: Scientists make breakthrough in linking sugar to cancer growth Through screening numerous chemical compounds, Caitlin Miron, 28, identified one compound that binds to a four-strand DNA structure called a guanine quadruplex that’s associated with cancer and other diseased cells.
Uber is buying $1 billion worth of self-driving cars from Volvo
Five months into Uber’s campaign to improve relations with its drivers, the company has inked a deal with Volvo to buy tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles that could eventually replace them. The non-exclusive deal is one of the largest commercial orders for self-driving cars yet, building on a $300 million partnership Uber and Volvo struck in…
Volvo Cars Will Supply Uber With Up to 24,000 Self-Driving Cars
Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars.
Tesla flying car? Elon Musk teases ‘special upgrade’ of Roadster supercar
CLOSE Want to take your Tesla for a joyride … through the air? In a tease that would be utterly ludicrous if it had come from practically anyone else, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted Sunday that a “special upgrade” of the company’s new Roadster supercar may be capable of briefly flying.
The secret to how Tesla gets its cars to look so good
Designer Franz von Holzhausen had an impressive resume before joining Tesla. But the combination of his frustration with the traditional auto industry and Elon Musk’s distinctive ideas about how to solve problems has taken his work to a new level. He’s followed an unlikely path to becoming the most influential car designer of his generation.