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Tesla is rolling out its Navigate on Autopilot feature

10/27/2018, 5:21:01 AM
Some Tesla owners in North America will wake up to a new driver assistance feature that had been delayed for testing, according to a tweet sent Friday evening by CEO Elon Musk. “Tesla Autopilot Drive on Navigation going to wide release in North America tonight,” Musk tweeted. Tesla Auto… ✔ It was later introduced as a beta feature to some customers in the U.S. Navigate is an active guidance feature of the company’s Enhanced Autopilot system that is supposed to guide a car from a highway on-ramp to off-ramp, including navigating interchanges and making lane changes


Tesla's 'Navigate on Autopilot' Features Goes Live in North America | Digital Trends

10/27/2018, 3:10:04 PM
Tesla's 'Navigate on Autopilot' feature, which goes live tonight, will assist drivers by guiding the car from the on-ramp to the off-ramp of a highway, including making suggestions for lane changes and navigating highway interchanges. The speed of the lane changes is set by driver preferences. ✔ However, in the future, the component will be expanded to allow users to waive the confirmation requirement so that the car can change lanes automatically with no driver input required, according to a Tesla blog post ✔ For a look at how the lane change will work in practice, check out the demonstration video on Tesla’s blog post about the feature


World Superbikes preview: what to expect in Qatar this weekend at the season finale

10/27/2018, 8:39:52 AM
The 2018 World Superbike season draws to a close under the floodlights of Qatar this weekend, another season during which Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea totally dominated proceedings en route to his fourth consecutive title. ✔ The last four race weekends in Losail have seen proceedings dominated by a single manufacturer ✔ Alex Lowes (Yamaha) 232 For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or search car reviews in our  A-Z Car Finder Newsletter Promotion - Cars - in article


Marc Marquez: after clinching his fifth MotoGP title, is he the best bike racer ever?

10/27/2018, 8:07:57 AM
It is May 2018. ✔ The Brit not only sees Marquez’s miracle ‘saves’ from seemingly certain crashes and his pace in real time, but also glimpses the mechanics behind his feats; an acute understanding of the limits Marquez is flexing ✔ For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or search car reviews in our  A-Z Car Finder Newsletter Promotion - Cars - in article


The Morning After: Tesla's new Autopilot feature rolls out

10/27/2018, 2:43:48 PM
Welcome to your weekend! Tesla owners with Autopilot equipped may have a new update to check out. ✔ 'Far more than good enough.'Apple iPhone XR review From the perspective of Apple SVP Phil Schiller, If we're going to push the upper boundaries with XS and XS Max to make something the best, how do we make something that's more affordable for a larger audience


How platforms are driving users to misinformation about mail bombs

10/27/2018, 10:09:10 AM
A new twist in an old story ✔ UK data watchdog fines Facebook maximum legal amount for Cambridge Analytica scandal The UK’s data watchdog, the ICO, gave Facebook the maximum possible fine over its failure to protect user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal: £500,000 ✔ Anyway, thanks 4chan! Talk to me Send me tips, comments, questions, and weekend plans: casey@theverge.com


My Quest To Find The Perfect Coffee Maker

10/27/2018, 10:12:11 AM
When her beloved coffee maker died, Digital Trends reviewer Joni Blecher found herself lost and caffeine-less. Blecher then embarked on a yearlong journey looking for the perfect new machine. Find out what she discovered in her quest, and get some tips on how you can pick the best model for your home. ✔ There’s nothing quite like that first cup of coffee in the morning ✔ Similarly, a terrible first cup can leave you off-kilter and not quite ready for that 9 a.m. meeting ✔ So many steps, from the boiling of the water to setting the timer, I get the ratios wrong every time


DT Daily: How to Photograph Ghosts -- Get an iPhone | Digital Trends

10/27/2018, 11:56:28 AM
Julie Rieger is president, chief data strategist, and head of media at 20th Century Fox, where she’s worked on films like Avatar, Deadpool, and the Fault in Our Stars. She’s also an avid ghost photographer – in fact, she wrote the book on it. ✔ When it first started and I first starting seeing ghosts in photographs, I was at peace for the first time ✔ For more information, check out the DT Live homepage, and be sure to watch live for the chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card, among other prizes


What does Facebook know about you?

10/27/2018, 9:11:39 AM
The social media juggernaut is watching... ✔ Social media remains a popular internet application, and is a powerful platform for connecting with family and friends, as well as finding like minded individuals across many topics ✔ Also fascinating, is that the phone contacts, call history and SMS data does not get mentioned, at all, in their list of the types of data they collect


Amazon Go is the inevitable evolution of supermarket retail

10/27/2018, 3:41:24 PM
A brief history of supermarkets in light of Amazon Go's Bay Area expansion ✔ While Safeway and King Kullen were in their infancy, retailers began exploring automated means of tracking the stock levels of products in their stores ✔ Obviously, there are still human employees on hand -- and will be for the foreseeable future -- to work security and restock shelves ✔ Images: Getty Images (lede, Piggly Wiggly); LOC via Bowery Boys (Astor Market)


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