Monthly Archives: March 2016

Self-driving cars that talk to each other get a better feel for each other's intent, potentially avoiding incidents like the most recent +Google self-driving car incident

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Self-driving cars that talk to each other get a better feel for each other's intent, potentially avoiding incidents like the most recent +Google self-driving car incident.

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OS X has its first active case of ransomware, the impending roll out of V2V technology and how that will improve the safety of autonomous vehicles, the founder of 4chan has taken a…

Self-driving cars need help to gauge intent the way humans communicate non-verba…

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Self-driving cars need help to gauge intent the way humans communicate non-verbally (or sometimes very verballly 🙂 )

The First Google Self-Driving Car Accident Makes The Case For V2V Communications
FILE – In this May 13, 2014, file photo, a Google self-driving car goes on a test drive near the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. California state officials on Thursday, June 18, 2015 released reports detailing six accidents that involved self-driving car prototypes, reversing a policy that had […]

2016 Ford C-Max Energi – 20 Miles of Usability on the EV Spectrum

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2016 Ford C-MaxLike most things in the real world, when it comes to automotive electrification, there is a continuum of approaches rather than a binary electric or not. At the minimal end, you’ll find automatic stop-start systems while the maximal solution relies on electric motors alone for propulsion. Lying somewhere in between is the Ford C-MAX Energi, the Dearborn automaker’s first production plug-in hybrid. After three years on the market, is the C-MAX Energi a good solution for those interested in going electric without range anxiety?

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Most of what +

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Most of what +Ashlee Vance wrote about Elon Musk in his 2015 biography is consistent with my own experience. However one passage about winter testing in Sweden couldn't be more wrong

In Defense Of The Automotive Engineer – Not The Slackers Silicon Valley Says They Are
Tesla Roadster prototype during winter testing in Sweden in 2007 (image credit: Tesla Motors) I’ve finally just gotten around to reading Ashlee Vance’s 2015 biography of Elon Musk and overall I found it very interesting, well written and largely resistant to buying into the Elon cult of personality. Vance spoke with […]