He is back at the crucial moment: Oscar Piastri won the sprint race at the start of the final battle in Formula 1 for the drivers’ title on Saturday. The McLaren driver reduced his gap to the overall leader, his teammate Lando Norris, to 22 points. The Englishman came third behind George Russell in the… Continue reading German FAZ: Piastri’s point victory in the World Cup fight010299
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German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299
There are numerous objections to the electric car. F.A.Z. publisher Carsten Knop wanted to know what was wrong with range anxiety and a lack of charging stations and ordered his new company car with a battery-electric drive. After half a year, the first 10,000 kilometers have now been completed. In this podcast he reports on… Continue reading German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299
German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299
There are numerous objections to the electric car. F.A.Z. publisher Carsten Knop wanted to know what was wrong with range anxiety and a lack of charging stations and ordered his new company car with a battery-electric drive. After half a year, the first 10,000 kilometers have now been completed. In this podcast he reports on… Continue reading German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299
Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In the United States, where having a car is all but mandatory for 92 percent of the population, ever-higher car prices are causing a lot of stress. The average cost of a new car in the US recently hit record heights, while repossessions for missed car… Continue reading Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Something disturbing happened with an AI model Anthropic researchers were tinkering with: it started performing a wide range of “evil” actions, ranging from lying to telling a user that bleach is safe to drink. This is called misalignment, in AI industry jargon: when a model does… Continue reading Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics While Chicago residents deal with the urgent threat of federal immigration agents rampaging through their neighborhoods, hundreds of unwanted side characters have managed to worm their way in seemingly overnight. Over the past few months, swarms of delivery robots have taken over the city’s sidewalks, prompting… Continue reading Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Balsam Hill’s Black Friday Sale Is On. Save 40% on the Best Fake Christmas Tree
The Vermont White Spruce artificial Christmas tree is the best fake you can buy, and that’s not just our opinion. Last month, we rented a studio, secured 10 of the most popular artificial Christmas trees on the market, got 10 volunteers together to put the trees together and fluff them, then invited three interior designers… Continue reading Balsam Hill’s Black Friday Sale Is On. Save 40% on the Best Fake Christmas Tree
Ioniq, ID, EQ… what makes an electric sub-brand succeed?
Our spy shots of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class suggest that what’s going to happen next with that car is what happened with the GLC over the summer: an end to the weird, soap bar-looking EQ electric models and an alignment with the combustion models. “If you were told this was the next-gen combustion GLC, you… Continue reading Ioniq, ID, EQ… what makes an electric sub-brand succeed?
Listen: Alpine boss says A290 is convincing petrolheads to go EV
The Alpine A290 hot hatch is helping to convert long-time petrolheads to electric power, according to the brand’s UK boss. The Renault 5-based EV is the first new car under Alpine’s reinvention from a single-model sports car brand into a performance-honed electrified brand. Speaking to the Autocar Meets podcast, Alpine UK chief Nicola Burnside said… Continue reading Listen: Alpine boss says A290 is convincing petrolheads to go EV
How AI and Edge Computing Are Transforming Road Safety and Fleet Performance in India
India’s road-safety reality is unambiguous and, for commercial fleets, it’s impossible to ignore. In the calendar year 2023, the country recorded 4,80,583 crashes, 1,72,890 deaths, and 4,62,825 injuries, roughly 55 crashes and 20 lives lost every hour. Viewed over time, fatalities have hovered above 1.5 lakh annually since 2018. These are not just public safety… Continue reading How AI and Edge Computing Are Transforming Road Safety and Fleet Performance in India