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This is How People React to Driverless Tesla Prank

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:55:12 +0000

Not driving a Tesla may seem the obvious way to drive a few years from now. But for the moment, law and common sense forces you to keep at least one hand on the wheel. Youtube prankster Rahat hid behind his fake seat covers and left the impression that driverless Teslas really exist and they roam […]

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Google’s Autonomous Car Ready for Road Testing

Benji Jerew — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:05:21 +0000

Google is not an automaker, but has been using its considerable technological weight to develop autonomous drive. The result of this Google Skunkworks research and development project is a prototype autonomous drive vehicle, the Google Car. For the last few years, we’ve seen quite a few different things in Google’s autonomous drive, “prototypes of prototypes,” […]

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Toyota Prius Plug-In Demonstrates Wireless Charging, the Easy Way

Benji Jerew — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:43:59 +0000

Various plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle makers, as well as other companies, have been investigating wireless charging, self-parking in the Toyota Prius Plug-In makes it even easier! Currently, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles require a physical connection to recharge the vehicle’s onboard battery packs. Current charging stations have been fairly reliable, and there should be […]

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Induct Navia – Autonomous Electric Vehicle for “Last-Mile Mobility”

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:17:56 +0000

The Induct Navia combines all the modern technologies, autonomous drive, electric vehicle, wireless charging, in one vehicle. The Navia, developed by French company Induct Mobility Solutions, is only missing one thing, it can’t go 100mph. On the other hand, it wasn’t designed for highway traffic, however. Instead, the Induct Navia electric vehicle was designed for […]

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Nissan Leaf Autonomous Drive Successfully Navigates Public Highways in Japan

Benji Jerew — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:57:20 +0000

As more companies are pursuing autonomous drive vehicles, successes of mainstream companies, such as Nissan Motor Corporation, show that the technology has promise. Depending on who you ask, there seem to be a couple of different camps regarding vehicles with autonomous drive technology. If, or when, autonomous drive becomes standard equipment, drivers, that is, those […]

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