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creation of autonomous cars which have started emerging all around the world by companies like Google, Tesla, and some major car companies. Although there are some who are skeptical of the automation of cars with the reports of accidents from the likes of Tesla’s self-driving cars and even Google’s, there are also many benefits to the automation of transportation and it will even change the approach to travel in general and how people interact within their vehicles. Self-driving cars are no…

Automated jobs have eliminated whole job markets with factories filled with robots and machines. Now, though, we have come to a point where our transportation systems might see a similar shift. Autonomous vehicles (AV), more specifically self-driving cars, and the technologies that surround them have been on the rise in the last few years, with some even already on our roads today. Because this technology is still in its infancy with a lot of questions still unanswered, the implementation of AVs…

Until recently, automated driving technology had not been considered as a suitable replacement for humans; the idea of cars being given a destination and taking its passengers without human intervention, at best, would have belonged in a sci-fi novel just a decade ago. But will this still be case in the near future? Despite the rapid evolution in the automotive industry, it may take several decades before autonomous vehicles can fully replace human drivers in all situations. There are simply too…

Feeding the world, a feat that has never been fully completed. What is the opposing force that keeps this goal from completion? If food is produced worldwide and locally, with the utmost efficiency, distribution would be the only opposing force. The chapter on agriculture involving the farmer is closing, and a new chapter in autonomous robots is beginning. Robotics has made a quake in agriculture, and farmers have become aware of the benefits resulting from autonomous robots. From vehicle…

Tucker was determined to create the greatest possible product. The movie “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” shows the life of Preston Tucker and the journey of starting his automolie company. He dreamt of creating a vehicle that would become the safest car on the market and he would name it the “Tucker Torpedo”. The Big Three automobile companies in Detroit were the biggest challenge Tucker would have to face. He aslso began facing fraud problems, but no matter the issue Tucker was so determined…

QUESTION 2 Tesla Motors, Inc. is a US company, founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, aiming to build electric cars for a wide audience. In the spring of 2004, venture capital investors rose, with Elon Musk becoming chairman of the supervisory board, and soon becoming the defining figure of Tesla (Tesla, 2016). Musk is financially involved in Tesla Motors; he has re-invested the profit from other products into the company. At the end of 2008, Tesla Motors was close to…

Audi and Aston Martin EVs v/s Tesla The future of the car industries is in electric vehicles. Almost every car making company in the world is aware of this. Many of them have showcased their EVs and related advancements in various auto shows round the globe. But Tesla Motors still stands out among all of them. First, it is not a conventional car maker converted to electric cars. It is an electric car maker since its advent. Second, it has actually led the way for the EV industry and community…

Electric Cars vs. Gasoline Cars – Which is Better? In the late 1800s, a new invention would change the way we travel and transport materials: the car. About 95% of American households own a car, but only around 85% of American households possess a computer, which can be astonishing considering the costs of the two commodities. Moreover, this is likely due to the importance of cars in modern societies. However, an ongoing debate exists about the proper fuel resource that should be used to run…

Driving Safely on Gran Canaria's Roads If you’re renting a car in Gran Canaria to move around, learning the driving laws in the island is a definite must. The laws are quite similar compared to other Spanish territories and the European Union. For British citizens though, it will be an entirely eye-opening experience: the steering wheels are on the left-hand side. Apart from successfully renting a car to drive on, you need proper documents so you can legally traverse on the island’s roads…

“He swung from one building to the next; defying the laws of gravity, while in pursuit of a speeding car”. We all wish we could do that. But unfortunately, in this ordinary world where so much is beyond our control, we often fantasize about how it would be if we had superpowers. Maybe this is the reason we are so fascinated by Super Heroes. Who can imagine swinging from skyscrapers or having X-ray vision? Their world, we know, is not rooted in reality but there is something about it that keeps…