Archive for the ‘transportation’ category: Page 581
Dec 17, 2015
Sway A Revolution in Transportation
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Sway Lithium PLUS electric three-wheeler–an urban creative capable of reaching speeds of up to 70mph. Just lean into turns and maneuvers allows riders to zip from point A to B without any lag.
Dec 17, 2015
Ordering an Uber ride through Facebook Messenger feels like the future
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
It feels futuristic to have Uber built directly into an app like Facebook Messenger. Here’s how it works.
Dec 16, 2015
Google ‘disappointed’
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Google says it’s disappointed by draft rules that would ban driverless cars from traveling on public roads in California without a licensed human driver.
Dec 16, 2015
This Concept Car Has A Drone Landing Pad
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
Dec 16, 2015
Facebook teams up with Uber to make it easier to meet your friends in real life
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Dec 16, 2015
Report: Google to Take on Uber With Self-Driving ‘Rides for Hire’
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Google is reportedly planning to spin off its self-driving car division and offer autonomous taxi rides.
Dec 16, 2015
3D MicroPrint: Laser Sintering Technology to 3D Print Tiny Metal Parts
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, transportation
3D MicroPrint is a new micro laser sintering technology for small, precise metal parts: ideal for automotive, medical and jewelery applications.
A new company dubbed 3D MicroPrint has unveiled a new micro laser sintering technology (MLS) for 3D printing tiny metal components for potential applications in industries like watchmaking, cars, and medicine.
The enterprise is a collaboration between two companies based in Germany: 3D-Micromac AG, a provider of laser micromachining systems, and EOS GmbH, an e-Manufacturing group.
Dec 16, 2015
First iPhone hacker built a self-driving car with Linux
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI, transportation
Wait, what? You might be asking yourself what inspired a hacker by the name of George Hotz to build his own self-driving car. That’s what we wanted to know, too. It would seem that Hotz decided to kick out a self-driving car using a 2016 Acura ILX in “about a month.” He’s using Ubuntu Linux as his operating system and has an absurdly massive 21.5-inch display sitting in the middle. A flight navigator joystick rests between the front two seats which, when triggered, engages a fully operational self-driving vehicle system.
Hots spoke with Bloomberg earlier this year for a report this week, showing reporters what his vehicle can do out on the highway back a few days before Thanksgiving. The vehicle is nowhere near a production-level sort of setup, looking more like Hotz ripped the cords out of several machines and bashed them together inside his vehicle — but it works. It all works.
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Dec 15, 2015
Watch the ‘robot squid’
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
It can crawl through snow. It can crawl through fire. And it can survive getting run over by a car. This is the “robot squid” NASA could use to explore gas giants: http://cnnmon.ie/1MdX2MG
