Tech Article 10/30

Just recently, a new smartphone traffic app that was tested by multiple citizens in Dublin, Ireland allows users to give feedback on traffic incidents, enabling traffic management centres to respond much quicker when collisions and many other incidents happen around the city. The 'CrowdAlert" app, which is currently available for download, is one of the many key components utilised in the EU-funded INSIGHT project and a very good example of how smartphones and also social networks can be harnessed to improve public services a lot more as well as safety. The INSIGHT project was officially completed at the end of August 2015, and the consortium has made real traffic data publicly available in order to promote much further research interest in this field.

Tech Article 10/23

Although hands-free technology helps to protect drivers who are behind the wheel, a recent study was released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Society,. According to findings, hands-free and voice command technology poses a threat to many drivers by showing mental distractions that can lead to highly severe car accidents. For the study, AAA Fondation for Traffic Safety compared the hand-free technology built into 10 separate vehicles made in 2015 and are in three different vehicles. Rating the distraction level on a sclae form 1 to 5, Many researchers found that basically all cars and smartphones tested "increased mental distraction to potentially yet extremely unsafe levels"

Do Now 10/19

Google forms can be used for a lot of different things. It can be used for taking surveys for a lot of  people. It can also be used for test making as well. This meaning Google Forms can very well be used for school or education purposes.

Tech Article 10/16

Tesla is giving those who own a Model S or even a Model X the brand new ability to finally take their hands off the wheel and let their own vehicle take control by itself when it is driving in different and certain conditions. The company is updating the software on thousands of these models through a brand new system called Tesla Autopilot. This technology, which will actually be going out on Thursday, allows these vehicles to control its steering, speed, braking, and lane changing. Right now, only a certain of those Tesla models built since September 2014 have really required hardware that enables to really incorporate the autopilot software. Those buyers who paid that $2,500 for the Tesla technology package will get the autopilot software more automatically.

Web Article 10/9

Toyota has unveiled its vision for new self-driving cars in a big challenge to various other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc. They promise to start selling these vehicles in Japan 2020.

Tuesday, on a regular Tokyo freeway, Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated what is called the "mobility teammate concept." This means that the driver and the artificial intelligence in a sensor-packed car work together just like a team. In the demonstration, a Lexus was able to drive itself within the 60mph speed limit for about 10 minutes while it also changes lanes, brakes, and steers. The real human who was at the wheel did nothing except turn on a button to start the vehicle.

With the advancement of sensors and telecommunications, this technology has been increasingly catching, mostly as a safety measure in hard to execute maneuvers like parking.

Web Article 10/2

In Central China, scientists and entrepreneurs have found new opportunities in ancient cities, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, and Wuhan. In the recent years, universities in central china have been producing high-quality research and forging collaborations in key disciplines, some such as hydraulic engineering, aerospace technology, and translational medicine. Many brand new urban centers are popping up and attracting investments from Chinese as well as global firms using sustainable designs and high-tech infrastructure. Because of this, the region is becoming a new hub for researchers and tech companies to launch exciting projects and engineering.