And its already causing problems for the carmaker. Its worth noting that the NHTSA only gives its approved check mark to vehicles that its tested. So its not like the NHTSA is condemning these Tesla models as unsafe death traps, far from it. But it highlights just how important radar systems are in active safety features. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Do EVs exciteyour electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning?...
A growing number of manufacturers have committed to the production of all-electric fleets. This can be financially risky. Education: Biggest hurdle to mass adoption of EVs 40% off TNW Conference! Consumers considering EV purchases face many unknowns when it comes to living with this key in of vehicle. Because a full 50 percent of consumers surveyed in the recently published J.D. According to the J.D. They are in the best positionphysicallyto engage with the shopper in a local context....
My Mercurial romance with virtual reality just got a dungeons worth of kindling to relight the flame. The games calledDemeoand it was developed and published byResolution Games. Its a dungeon crawler thats played from a first-person perspective. The premise is simple: pick from one of four characters and move your token around the dungeon. Youll encounter treasures with items and spells you could equip. 40% off TNW Conference! You take turns, roll dice, laugh, and give a shot to win....
The big idea:See a need, fill a need. Merlin Labs is taking autonomous software technology and building an artificially intelligent pilot. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. How it works:Merlin Labs has offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, and New Zealand. But the belle of the ball is its testing facility in the Mojave desert. Quick take:We dont usually cover funding, but this is definitely newsworthy. Merlin Labs is announcing a lot more than financing....
Videos of driverless Teslas have sadly become a thing on social media. Check it out in the tweet bellow. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up? Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies. Also tagged with
WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in Delhi high court over itsnew intermediary rules. In a statement, the Facebook-owned service said that traceability will meddle with peoples privacy on the platform. 40% off TNW Conference! WhatsApp has been at loggerheads withgovernmentsall over the world with issues related to traceability. The IT rules notified by the government are unconstitutional. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh....
This is rapidly becoming possible using see-through-wall radar technology. Im anelectrical engineerwho researches electromagnetic communication and imaging systems. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. These see-through-wall radars will also be able to track individuals movements, andheart and respiration rates. How radar works Radar stands for radio detection and ranging. Using radio waves, a radar sends a signal that travels at the speed of light. This echo can then be used to estimate the location of the object....
Im a big advocate of bootstrapping a startups growth rather than taking on VC funding. Its an approach I took from day one with my company and it undoubtedly contributed to our success. We didnt use any top-secret growth hacks or have game-changing connections in the early days of Maropost. We started at zero and grew our user base and MRR entirely bootstrapped throughout the years. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
We look forward to sharing more very soon. Its not clear exactly whats meant by next generation of Windows. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But maybe Im just reading too deeply into it. The company is also reportedly planning to update the Windows store to include a wider range of apps. In any case, we should be learning more very soon. Lets just hope the next version of Windows finally gets all those old icons updated....
Those are all reliable sources, so its pretty clear gaming is in the cards for Netflixs future. If anything, downloadable games seem to run somewhat counter to what Netflix is all about. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Also tagged with
The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is going to happen during theearly hours of May 26. So what does this all mean? Credit: Tomruen/WikimediaCommons, CC BY-SA Whats a super moon? Asupermoon occurswhen a full or new moon coincides with the Moons closest approach to the Earth. The Moons orbit around Earth is not perfectly circular. This means the Moons distance from Earth varies as it goes around the planet. A full moon thathappens near the perigee is called a supermoon....
The global population is growing at a rapid rate. Estimates predict that by 2050, well reach almost ten billion people. Its no surprise that we need to rapidly expand our use of renewable energy sources. Whats often unclear are the hurdles we still need to overcome to get there. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Cost Many renewable energy solutions remain significantly more expensive. Are we moving towards a green hydrogen economy?...
The European Union wants to gain more control over international tech companies andachievemore independence in the digital arena. India hasbanned177 Chinese apps on the grounds they are prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The short-form video platform rose to prominence in 2019 and, by early 2020, was themost downloadedapp globally. However, the way TikTok treats user data isnot very differentfrom what its US counterparts do....
