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This Is The Totally Wrong Way To Think About Self-Driving Cars
I’m no fan of cars, as you might have guessed from some of my previous stories. But I do believe that better technology — namely the kind that will prevent humans from driving them — can make cars, and our world, better.
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Rio’s Slums Might Be Left In Even Worse Shape After The Olympics
Rio’s Summer Olympics are just a few months away, and it’s not looking good for the city. The water is still polluted, stadium budgets have been slashed and a scary virus is frightening athletes and spectators. Now, there’s also growing concern that the Games will be a financial disaster — and the poorest areas of…
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Google’s Self-Driving Cars Will Explore The Desert Roads Of Arizona
Google has announced that its expanding its self-driving car tests to Phoenix, Arizona, in order to test how the cars handle high temperatures and desert dust.
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China Will Have Self-Driving Cars Before The US, Which Should Surprise No One
While the US is making slow but steady progress toward an autonomous future, China is fast-tracking plans to get self-driving vehicles on the road. And one of the chief forces behind this revolution is an engineer who recently worked at Google competitor Intel.