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Sep 5, 2016

VW to debut a new electric car with ~300 miles of range next month in Paris

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As part of its new plan to build 2 to 3 million all-electric cars a year and unveil 30 new models by 2025, Volkswagen announced that they plan to debut one of these 30 new electric car models at the Paris Motor show next month.

VW CEO Hebert Diess confirmed the news in an interview with German magazine Wirtschafts Woche.

He said that the vehicle will achieve a range of 400 to 600 km (248 to 372 miles), but he could have been referring to the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), which is much more forgiving than the EPA rating and doesn’t really reflect real-world range, but a range of ~300 miles sounds likely.

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Sep 5, 2016

Flooding of Coast, Caused

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Five hundred miles down the Atlantic Coast, the only road to Tybee Island, Ga., is disappearing beneath the sea several times a year, cutting the town off from the mainland.

And another 500 miles on, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., increased tidal flooding is forcing the city to spend millions fixing battered roads and drains — and, at times, to send out giant vacuum trucks to suck saltwater off the streets.


Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical.

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Sep 5, 2016

Artificial intelligence wants to be your bro, not your foe

Posted by in categories: computing, economics, education, employment, policy, robotics/AI, surveillance, transportation

The odds that artificial intelligence will enslave or eliminate humankind within the next decade or so are thankfully slim. So concludes a major report from Stanford University on the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence.

At the same time, however, the report concludes that AI looks certain to upend huge aspects of everyday life, from employment and education to transportation and entertainment. More than 20 leaders in the fields of AI, computer science, and robotics coauthored the report. The analysis is significant because the public alarm over the impact of AI threatens to shape public policy and corporate decisions.

It predicts that automated trucks, flying vehicles, and personal robots will be commonplace by 2030, but cautions that remaining technical obstacles will limit such technologies to certain niches. It also warns that the social and ethical implications of advances in AI, such as the potential for unemployment in certain areas and likely erosions of privacy driven by new forms of surveillance and data mining, will need to be open to discussion and debate.

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Sep 4, 2016

Uber’s self-driving Volvos come to Pittsburgh

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The newest Uber driver in Pittsburgh isn’t a person — but a Volvo Cars XC90. http://cnnmon.ie/2cbIx3f

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Sep 4, 2016

Driver-free taxis in Singapore

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Singapore residents can now ride in a self-driving taxi. http://cnnmon.ie/2bS9lYj

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Sep 4, 2016

Sideways Car

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This car drives sideways — could it solve your parallel parking woes? http://cnnmon.ie/2bRByMg

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Sep 4, 2016

That’s not a human riding this motorcycle

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Motobot — motorcycle riding humanoid robot


Look closely.

That’s not a human riding this motorcycle. http://cnnmon.ie/2bzSrh1

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Sep 3, 2016

#FutureCopter

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Sep 3, 2016

9 reasons why the Lincoln Navigator concept car is a glimpse into the future

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

Lincoln’s Navigator concept car is loaded with high-tech features that we’ll likely see in future models.

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Sep 3, 2016

Baidu Can Now Test Its Self-Driving Cars In California

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The California DMV has just given Baidu its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit, clearing it to test its self-driving tech in California streets.

Google has been one of the first and one of the most senior in the companies developing autonomous driving technology. But “another Google” is looking to catch up in the field.

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