The fleet of Google self driving cars has been around for a while now and a latest update confirms that between them they have now done more than 700,000 miles without problems. To date, the only accidents that have happened with these autonomous have all been down to human mistakes and not computer errors or miscalculations. Researchers at the technology giant have worked hard on making their driverless cars run even more safely in heavy traffic conditions. Among the recent improvements they have achieved is the fact that cyclists’...
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The news that Hitachi is going to install a super fast life begs the question of how fast we really want these things to travel at. The new lift is going to be fitted in a skyscraper in Guangzhou in China. It is going to be capable of flying between floors at a hair raising speed of 45 mph. It would take only 43 seconds for it to zoom from the first floor all the way up to the 85th floor of the Guangzhou CTF Financial Centre, where is will be installed in 2016. The building will have 95 elevators in all, with 2 of them being these incredibly...
The strange object in the picture below is – believe it or not – a bicycle. It’s not just any old bicycle, though. It is called ARION1 and it has been designed to try and break the world speed record for a pedal powered bike. How fast can it go? Well, the current record is 83.1 mph and the designers of ORION1 think that their vehicle will break the 90 mph mark. It has been created by students from Liverpool University and they say that it is 40 times more aerodynamic than a supercar like the Bugatti Veyron. Camera and Monitor Need...
When you buy a brand new car you expect certain things, like nice upholstery and a smooth ride. What you don’t expect is, well, a drone. The Renault Kwid is a concept car which was recently shown off at the Delhi Motor Show. Apart from the usual stuff you would expect on a new car these days it’ll have the added bonus of its very own quad-copter drone. The idea behind this is that as you drive along you set the drone off to check out the traffic situation up ahead or just to take some nice aerial pictures of you driving in your...
It has been reported that Virgin Atlantic will be one of the first companies to issue Google Glass to its members of staff. The airline is going to give out the high tech eyewear to its concierge staff at their Upper Class Wing in Terminal 3 of Heathrow. When VIP travellers arrive there they will be met by Virgin workers wearing the smart glasses. This means that they will be able to instantly look up flight details and check out things like the current weather and events in different destinations, as well as translate foreign languages. This...
It has been reported that the EU has set up a working group to look into the possibility of introducing a device that stops cars remotely. The idea is that police could use this gadget to stop any vehicle they are suspicious of. It is being looked into by a team from the European Network of Law Enforcement Technology Services. It is believed that it could be a several years before this device is available for use by Police forces across Europe. Clearly there is also a need to consider the impact on both driver safety and civil rights before...
Let’s face it; if you have ever stood about waiting for a bus you will have been pretty peeved off about it. Hanging around bus stops is the kind of soul-destroying activity that turns normal law-abiding citizens into mindless vandals and thugs. Well, if you have ever succumbed to the temptation to scribble a piece of nonsensical graffiti on a bus shelter then there is good news for you; you are now being openly encouraged to deface bus shelters. Advertising a Museum Exhibition Images courtesy MCA Chicago Hang on though; we are only...
What do you give the successful business person who has everything? Maybe you could consider a supersonic private jet. At least it’s more interesting than a pair of socks. A new start-up company called Spike Aerospace wants to give corporate money men the chance to get to their meetings a lot quicker. When we say a lot quicker we mean Mach 1.6 quicker. This will get them to their destination in about half of the time needed in a traditional plane. The jet they are looking to bring out is to be called the S-512. It has been developed...
If you are ever in London then there is a good chance that you either travel in a black cab or at least admire them as they go past. However, one thing you almost certainly don’t do is view them as cool, cutting edge vehicles because, frankly, they aren’t. That’s all about to change, though. A brand new black cab has been designed for use in the capital and it looks pretty good. It has been designed by Nissan and will feature a 1.6 litre petrol engine which is cleaner than the diesel ones currently used. A Re-Design of a Previously...
If you are going to start something called the Super Awesome Micro Project then it better be pretty blooming good, hadn’t it? The man who gave himself the tough task of running a project that would live up to this name is Steve Sammartino. This entrepreneur from Melbourne did what any sane person would do given half the chance; he built an amazing Lego car. His business partner in this project was a 20 year old from Romania called Raul Oaida. The money to build this piece of Lego automotive madness was raised by Sammartino when 40 Aussies...