Nissan To Go Autonomous By 2020

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/E62QnSaEQ6Y?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/08/27/another-big-promise-by-nissans-carlos-ghosn-affordable-autonomous-cars/" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Forbes</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span><b>issan Motor Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn says Nissan will be bring affordable autonomous cars to consumers by the end of the decade. He says:</b><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;">“I am committing to be ready to introduce a new ground-breaking technology, Autonomous Drive, by 2020, and we are on track to realize it.”</span></blockquote><br />The plan is to make Nissan’s entire model range capable of autonomous operation within two vehicle generations, or roughly eight to 10 years.</div>

Nissan To Go Autonomous By 2020

Forbes N issan Motor Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn says Nissan will be bring affordable autonomous cars to consumers by the end of the decade...

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Me-Mover

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9iMgl5_rWM8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://me-mover.com/" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me-Mover</span></b></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><b>he Danish Me-Mover lets gets you out of the gym and on the streets. Like a step-machine but with the mobility of a bicycle, the Me-Mover feels like a mix of skiing and running, without the strain on your back, knees and ankles.</b> <br /><br />The stepping motion strengthens your leg and gluteal muscles as well as your hip flexor. The carving motion used when turning resembles downhill skiing and works your core muscles and improves your balance.<br /><br />You don’t need to sweat, you don’t need to workout, you just need to move.</div>

Me-Mover

Me-Mover T he Danish Me-Mover lets gets you out of the gym and on the streets. Like a step-machine but with the mobility of a bicycle, the...

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Carnegie Mellon’s Self-Driving Car

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0qXe0wuoWAtG8N-9rKG4t4lXeRHpa_h5XxgDt276eqVMbpQW6YGJTDB6BsZ1vAG_EuOS62g0I-yz8kt4-gnRqKApeNbyPaf2LP9S2toYX1gIzL3NlsvJ1PTb8j-OT8DdBBRU9TQlvKE/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0qXe0wuoWAtG8N-9rKG4t4lXeRHpa_h5XxgDt276eqVMbpQW6YGJTDB6BsZ1vAG_EuOS62g0I-yz8kt4-gnRqKApeNbyPaf2LP9S2toYX1gIzL3NlsvJ1PTb8j-OT8DdBBRU9TQlvKE/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnegie Mellon's autonomous car, developed with General Motors, adds special equipment to a normal Cadillac SRX crossover.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/19/212683617/hitting-the-road-without-a-driver" target="blank">National Public Radio</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">E</span><b>ngineers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a car that can actually drive itself. Imagine that commute to work. Raj Rajkumar, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon, predicts that by 2020 the technology needed for driverless cars to travel normal roads will be ready.</b><br /><br /><object data="http://halkinnaman.com/ed/audio_rr/player.swf" height="24" id="audioplayer583" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="290"> <param name="movie" value="http://halkinnaman.com/ed/audio_rr/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer583&soundFile=http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2013/08/20130819_me_14.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object> <div><a href="http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2013/08/20130819_me_14.mp3" target="blank">download mp3</a></div></div>

Carnegie Mellon’s Self-Driving Car

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Fewer Teens Getting Drivers Licenses

<div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/08/18/213263841/cars-in-america-is-the-love-story-over" target="blank">National Public Radio</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><b>tudies show that teenagers are driving less, getting their licenses later, and waiting longer to purchase their first new car. Not having a car or not being able to afford one, has become a lot more common. The negative stigma around not having a car has also seems to have waned.</b><br /><br /><object data="http://halkinnaman.com/ed/audio_rr/player.swf" height="24" id="audioplayer582" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="290"> <param name="movie" value="http://halkinnaman.com/ed/audio_rr/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer582&soundFile=http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2013/08/20130818_atc_01.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object> <br /><div><a href="http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2013/08/20130818_atc_01.mp3" target="blank">download mp3</a></div></div>

Fewer Teens Getting Drivers Licenses

National Public Radio S tudies show that teenagers are driving less, getting their licenses later, and waiting longer to purchase their fir...

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NASA’s SkyTran Coming to Tel Aviv

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Hyperloop | LA to SF in 35 Minutes, $20 for a One-Way Ticket

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDKLh2FrYHwTvnjVJ1fayxT3rkNYNZKgZMscU62C-5x5gUJeX7OaHBjUwtf_gjs3IG84QK1E_la9I6kzu9mNt4VgRXZUTJktDxTMuj5rhk7a7Pc2Mzw3yoKwu8iSxRXH1TrSlSYG6Phc/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDKLh2FrYHwTvnjVJ1fayxT3rkNYNZKgZMscU62C-5x5gUJeX7OaHBjUwtf_gjs3IG84QK1E_la9I6kzu9mNt4VgRXZUTJktDxTMuj5rhk7a7Pc2Mzw3yoKwu8iSxRXH1TrSlSYG6Phc/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/hyperloop-revealed-rapid-transit-air-cushioned-tube-6C10902051" target="blank">NBC</a></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><b>he Hyperloop proposed by Elon Musk would send travelers through low-pressure steel tubes in specialized pods that zoom at high subsonic speeds, reaching about 760 mph (1,220 kilometers per hour).</b><br /><br />The journey would be nearly frictionless, thanks to a cushion of compressed air between the cars and the tube's inner surface.<br /><br />The whole system would be powered by solar panels installed onto the tubes. “By placing solar panels on top of the tube (photo above), the Hyperloop can generate far in excess of the energy needed to operate,” Musk wrote.<br /><br />The Hyperloop would avoid many of the land issues because it’s elevated and would, for the most part, follow I-5, the direct freeway between L.A. and San Francisco.<br /><br />Hyperloop could be built for $6 billion with people-only pods, or $10 billion for the larger pods capable of holding people and cars. All together, his alternative would be four times as fast as California’s proposed train, at one-10th the cost.<br /></div><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="480" id="msnbc571fdd" width="853"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=52739790&width=853&height=480" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc571fdd" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="853" height="480" FlashVars="launch=52739790&width=853&height=480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>

Hyperloop | LA to SF in 35 Minutes, $20 for a One-Way Ticket

NBC T he Hyperloop proposed by Elon Musk would send travelers through low-pressure steel tubes in specialized pods that zoom at high subson...

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