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Hyundai Motor to host 'affordable' auto racing

10/21/2018, 7:43:53 AM
undefined ✔ The automotive firm expects the event for entry-level racers will lower the barrier to motorsports and attract more people to car racing ✔ Hyundai previously released the i30N hot hatch in Europe and Australia, winning huge success and garnering several medals in rallies worldwide


My Dead Wife, the Robot Car is a Black Mirror-equse podcast about autonomous cars

10/21/2018, 3:11:27 PM
A satirical series about AI and autonomous vehicles ✔ Photo by James Bareham / The Verge There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult ✔ He predicts that there’ll be instances where celebrities will license their voices and personalities for home operating systems (Mark Zuckerberg has already done this with his own house, with Morgan Freeman’s voice)


Tougher emissions rules helped cut US air pollution deaths in half

10/21/2018, 4:02:09 AM
Reduced car emissions may have played a key role. ✔ They also singled out rules specifically targeting vehicle emissions ✔ These policy changes had enough impact to overcome surges in population, electricity demand and commute lengths, the researchers said ✔ Increased adoption of clean energy, electric cars and hybrid vehicles could help, as could reduced car ownership


UK petrol and diesel ban should be ‘brought forward’ to 2032

10/21/2018, 1:15:44 AM
Banning petrol and diesel car sales in the UK should be brought forward to 2032, according to a new report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee.The committee’s new report states that the Government’s original 2040 target for zero emission cars is “vague and unambitious”. Instead, it wants the ban to be eight years earlier.The report states that the greatest barrier to growing the UK’s EV market was the provision of charging points and a better funded electric infrastructure.


We drove a $46,000 Subaru Ascent SUV that will take on Toyota and Ford — here are its best features

10/21/2018, 3:47:59 PM
The Subuar Ascent is all-new for 2019. The Indiana-built Ascent is powered by a 260 horsepower, turbocharged, flat-four-cylinder engine. The base 2019 Subaru Ascent starts at $31,995, while our top-of-the-line Ascent Touring starts at $44,695. ✔ The 2019 Subaru Ascent is the newest contender in the mid-size family SUV market ✔ The Ascent impressed up with its well-designed cabin, peppy driving dynamics, strong infotainment, and a solid suite of standard safety features ✔ Rear cabin climate controls, heated seats, and power plugs


Drink too much beer at a Dallas Cowboys game? Now a free robot-driven van will scoop you up afterward.

10/21/2018, 9:32:38 AM
A self-driving ride-hailing company has launched in Arlington, Tex., where a fleet of robot-driven vans ferry people between downtown landmarks, restaurants and sporting events. ✔ The service is funded by the city of Arlington and with federal grants, according to city officials ✔ They also include exterior panels with messages such as waiting for you to cross to take the place of a human driver making eye contact or gesturing with a pedestrian at a crosswalk, for example ✔ We believe the road is a shared infrastructure and we have a responsibility to be a good citizen on the road


Electric cars could store energy in their carbon fiber bodies

10/21/2018, 12:05:38 PM
You might not need a big, heavy battery to power an EV. ✔ The trick is to optimize the size and orientation of the fibers so there's a good balance between stiffness and the electrochemical traits needed to store energy ✔ While it's becoming more common, you still tend to see it in sports cars (plus some EVs) where price isn't as important as low weight and raw performance


After Math: Paying more for less

10/21/2018, 3:41:57 PM
After Math: Paying more for less ✔ Congratulations for waiting five years so that a computer can mark off a virtual checkbox noting your non-participation in a completely voluntary past time ✔ The financially insoluble luxury phone maker will continue selling its underpowered and overpriced handsets until the moment the company finds its last wealthy sucker ✔ Getting them in two places and paying double the subscription costs, according to Sony


Private power firms bleed on fuel price hikes, unfair market

10/21/2018, 1:30:15 AM
undefined ✔ LNG generators consume the most fuel when we turn them on but we have to turn them off after a short period of time ✔ To meet the goal of its energy policy, the government should pay more attention to addressing the unfair structure of the electricity market


The Key to Being Safer Online Is Actually a Key

10/21/2018, 1:06:48 PM
The best way to protect yourself against hackers and phishers is to turn on two-factor authentication—then get a YubiKey or Google Titan Key. ✔ Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal Let’s talk about seat belts ✔ Once it’s set up, you just plug it in when prompted, generally after typing in your password ✔ Write to David Pierce at david.pierce@wsj.com<mailto:david.pierce@wsj.com>


Your body, and everything around you, will soon let you pay for stuff

10/21/2018, 1:08:33 AM
Amazon, Mastercard and others are developing new ways for you to spend, including cashierless stores and scanning your veins. ✔ If you've ever used the fingerprint scanner with Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, or dabbled with Mastercard's selfie pay or Apple's Face ID, you're already familiar with the basics of biometric payments ✔ Blockchain Decoded:  CNET looks at the tech powering bitcoin -- and soon, too, a myriad of services that will change your life


How Crunch Affects the Lives of Game Developers | Digital Trends

10/21/2018, 1:04:12 PM
Crunch has a long history in game development, but after recent revelations of 100-hour work weeks in Red Dead Redemption 2’s development, we spoke with a number of developers about what it’s like to work in crunch culture in the game industry. ✔ Getty Images Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the biggest, most ambitious game from Rockstar to date when it is released on October 26, but it’s an achievement that comes at a cost ✔ He quickly found himself consistently working over 12 hours a day with a two-hour commute to and from his job


Defectors from SpaceX and Blue Origin are developing a remarkable technology called 'Stargate' to help colonize other planets

10/21/2018, 3:48:01 PM
While SpaceX works on giant reusable rockets to reach Mars, other companies are working on technologies to keep colonists alive on the red planet. Relativity Space has made the world's largest metal 3D printer, called Stargate, to print rockets, tools, and other useful objects off-Earth. ✔ Relativity Space 13/ Out of these industrial printers comes a single part ✔ Building a similar structure with more traditional methods might require hundreds of parts welded together, along with countless bolts, nuts, and other fasteners, and months of effort ✔ ISRO/ISSDC/Emily Lakdawalla (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Previous 1/ Next


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