Self Driving Cars, the Volvo Way

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Volvo is developing a self-driving car. The car company aims to have their auto on the roads in two years (ahead of competitor, Google).

Will they? Who knows. Wait and see. But for a peek at what Volvo promises, watch this slick concept video.

And for more on their driverless agenda click this link to the QZ.com article

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OK Google, “How do you ticket a driverless car?”

The short answer, as Mountainview police found out, is; you don’t.

One of Google’s driverless cars, which operate at the conservative speed of 25 mph, was stopped for driving below the speed limit of 35 mph. The car was stopped by police and the operators were contacted to learn how self-driving cars determine driving regulations a given road.

No citation was issued.

For more follow this link to QZ.com article.

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TAG Heuer is the first luxury watchmaker to launch a smartwatch

 

When it comes to watches, can European style successfully merge with Silicon Valley design?

Tag Heuer - Connected SmartwatchTag Heuer’s answer, the Connected smartwatch. With all the trimmings this $1,500 Android device has all the sensors and fitness-tracking functions you’d expect in a smartwatch, wrapped up in a chic, high-end design you’d expect from Tag Heuer

For more click here: to access QZ.com article.

A Driverless Tesla?

Tesla’s  Driverless Assisted Car

Following a software update that will soon be released, some Tesla owners will gain a co-pilot.

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Although not yet driver-less, the software enhanced Tesla will:

  1. Self-park
  2. Change Lanes
  3. Use assisted steering to maintain speed, and distance from, other cars
  4. Warn the driver against drifting out of the lane

For more on this, and to view the Tesla Model S Auto-Steer test drive click here to continue to TechCrunch

 

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Is Print Media Dead? 

Who reads Condé Nast publications?

We all know that eReadership is on the rise. So who’s still flipping pages?
Scott Batemen (twitter@Disalmanacarian) asks and answers this question with this satirist infographic.

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Swiss Scientists Program Robots To Build Bridges Autonomously

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University researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich have designed drones that work together to build a rope bridge. Watch this cool video to see them in action.

For more, follow this link to original QZ.com article:

Swiss Health Insurer Tests Fitness Trackers That Penalize Inactive People

CSS, one of the country’s biggest health insurers, launched a pilot project in July, in which the company tracks the movements of 2,000 volunteers on a daily basis using digital pedometers. The program is intended to aid insurance companies in tailoring their offers to their customers’ needs.

For more click here to view the original article on Quartz.com