There is no doubt that the future of transport is autonomous. Tesla is already rolling out a beta version of full self driving and that will be released fully in 2021, I am sure. From robotaxis to freight transport, our lives will get easier, cheaper and more convenient and for those with current mobility issues, the change will be even greater. Here I look at some of the ways that all our lives, the environment and the places we live will changeâŠfor the better. I cannot waitâŠcan you?
In The Mind Blowing Future Of Transportation â How Self Driving Cars Will Change The World, I will look at the future of autonomous vehicles and how they will change our worldâŠfor the better.
Autonomous cars are the future, and whether it is geo-constrained services like Waymo or Tesla full self driving which could well be fully rolled out in 2021, self driving cars are the future of transportation, and many other vehicle sectors, such as long haul transportation.
They will make the roads safer and they will give us back massive amounts of previously wasted time, to do with as we desire.
Put a robot in a tightly-controlled environment and it can quickly surpass human performance at complex tasks, from building cars to playing table tennis. But throw these machines a curve ball and theyâre in troubleâjust check out this compilation of some of the worldâs most advanced robots coming unstuck in the face of notoriously challenging obstacles like sand, steps, and doorways.
The reason robots tend to be so fragile is that the algorithms that control them are often manually designed. If they encounter a situation the designer didnât think of, which is almost inevitable in the chaotic real world, then they simply donât have the tools to react.
Rapid advances in AI have provided a potential workaround by letting robots learn how to carry out tasks instead of relying on hand-coded instructions. A particularly promising approach is deep reinforcement learning, where the robot interacts with its environment through a process of trial-and-error and is rewarded for carrying out the correct actions. Over many repetitions it can use this feedback to learn how to accomplish the task at hand.
Advances in supercomputing technology during the past 20 years are one of multiple reasons that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is confident that it can succeed in its Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) active flow control (AFC) programme.
California-based Aptera recently opened pre-orders for its solar electric vehicle that ânever needs chargingâ and within less than 24 hours, according to the firm, the $26,000 car sold out.
The futuristic-styled structure is designed with lightweight materials, providing low-dray aerodynamics and cooling.
Apteraâs Never Charge technology is comprised of an integrate solar package that provides more than 40 miles of âfreeâ driving per day âmaking it the first vehicle that wonât need to fuel up for most daily driving.â
âWhat our technology does is it improves range and lowers vehicle cost,â Campbell said. âItâs as simple as that.â
As the name of his company suggests, Campbell thinks the key is a more-solid electric car battery. The lithium-ion batteries powering almost all of todayâs electric vehicles rely on a liquid electrolyte, which ferries charged ions from a cathode to an anode. While the technology makes it practical to charge and recharge, the liquid can catch fire if overloaded.
For decades, scientists have seen a potential answer in solid electrolytes, which could allow a battery to soak up more energy without overheating.
Hereâs our best hope for hypersonic flight yet: the sodramjet.
A Chinese-made âsodramjetâ engine has reached nine times the speed of sound in a wind tunnel test. The engine could power an aircraft to reach anywhere in the world within two hours, the makers say.
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The average car features up to 60 pounds of copper wiring, but researchers are looking to reduce some of that weight. Combing aluminum with carbon nanotubes could be the solution, those researchers believe. The nanotubes reportedly add strength and conductivity to lightweight aluminum.