human activities
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Airbnb and Google Maps Introduce New Ways to Save Money/Stay Safe for Summer Travel
If you’re thinking about escaping the humdrum this summer, multiple apps are promoting new features that should make travelling a little easier or safer, but your mileage on each may vary depending on what routes you take, and whether you’re flying solo.
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California Greenlights Nation’s First Driverless Taxi Fleet
General Motors’ fleet of self driving vehicles isn’t the best at handling run-ins with California police, but that didn’t stop the state’s regulators from approving the company to start charging passengers for driverless rides across San Fransisco.
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FAA Greenlights Joby’s Air Taxi Service, but No One’s Flying Yet
Joby Aviation announced today that it has received the first of three required approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This new clearance would allow the company to operate its proposed, on-demand air taxi service commercially.
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Maple Seeds Inspired This Lightweight Low-Power Microdrone That Can Fly For Almost Half an Hour
Although humans can fly with the help of copious engineering, Mother Nature has already come up with much simpler ways to soar, like the way a maple tree’s spinning seeds scatter by floating on the wind like unpowered helicopters. It’s a beautifully efficient design, and one that inspired this similarly lightweight drone that can even…