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Self-driving cars and AI may leave a ‘third of the population unemployed’
Self-driving cars and AI (Artificial Intelligence) will leave a 'third of the population unemployed' and cause people to slip into a meaningless life of misery, expert warn Dr Subhash Kak of Oklahoma University made the comments going as far as saying that self-driving cars could make millions of people unemployed as AI takes over. The worry from many quarters is...
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Audi recalls 127,000 luxury cars
Audi has recalled 127,000 luxury cars which authorities believe were fitted with emissions-cheating devices. Six forced recalls have come after the company said its internal probe was over. The recall is due to an investigation by the Federal Motor Transport Agency (KBA) who detected 'unacceptable shut-off devices. The models concerned are A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, sq 5, sq...
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Glasses could prevent motion sickness in self-driving cars
A new patent has been filed, which if it becomes a reality in the future could help to prevent motion sickness in self-driving cars. Never mind festooning a self-driving car in lights and other devices to fend off motion sickness, you may very well just have to put on a pair of glasses. University of Michigan researchers have patented a...
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Tesla Model 3 display cars attracts large crowds
The first official Tesla Model 3 display vehicles arrived at two of Tesla’s retail stores in Los Angeles and Palo Alto. The Tesla Model 3 is attracting crowds akin to a new Apple product launch day. Last Friday, Tesla’s Stanford Mall in Palo Alto and its Century City Mall in Los Angeles became the company’s first two retail locations to...
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New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced
New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced BRITTANY Ferries announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the car ferry service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week. This will be the first time there has ever been a ferry service linking Ireland and Spain. A new ship...
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Ford investment in electric cars by 2022
Ford is planning to radically boost its investment in electric vehicles to $11bn in the next five years which is more than doubling a previous commitment. The Chairman of the historic manufacturer, Bill Ford said the car manufacturer would have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its range by 2022, which is only four years away. This is coming...
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Self-driving cars could be ‘weaponised’
Autonomous vehicles could be weaponised The tech giant has warned global car manufacturers the vital need to address security concerns over autonomous vehicles. It has been identified that Autonomous vehicles have can have security vulnerabilities and are in danger of being hacked by terrorists and turned into “weapons”. This is leading governments around the world to block cars operated by...
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General Motors to launch autonomous cars next year
Giant car manufacturer, General Motors has announced plans to mass-produce self-driving cars by 2019. They are planning to release the fourth generation of its driverless, all-electric car, the Chevy Bolt. The latest self-driving car from GM will not feature traditional controls like steering wheels or pedals. The new Bolt EV is currently being tested on the public roads of San...
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NVIDIA unveils its powerful Xavier SOC for self-driving cars
NVIDIA to unveil the Xavier SOC for autonomous cars A new NVIDIA computer processing system can process 30 trillion operations per second. At the moment, there is a huge need for more powerful processors in the emerging self-driving and semi-autonomous car grows. NVIDIA is making sure it stays ahead of the current trend in A.I. autonomous computer processing. At CES,...
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Hyundai and Kia developing AI assistants for cars
From 2019, Hyundai and Kia vehicles will have a voice-powered virtual assistant with built in artificial intelligence (AI) The Hyundai and Kia AI voice assistant is being dubbed “Intelligent Personal Agent,” The new AI voice system will leverage the connectivity provided by connected cars combined with voice recognition software which will in turn tap into users’ other services to provide...