
The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.

The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.
As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in.
China's MIIT has imposed strict new regulations on autonomous driving technology
Free money for all: Germany's basic income experiment
On April 14, Waymo will start testing its robotaxi technology outside the US for the first time.
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree
Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
Cost, technical performance and environmental impact – these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by LiU-researchers in a new study.
Tesla Autopilot drove into Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the middle of the road in a camera versus...
Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries
Britain has thwarted the launch of Tesla’s self-driving car software, limiting key features and further risking the ire of Elon Musk.
Expert sommeliers can take a whiff of a glass of wine and tell you a lot about what's in your pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon. A team of physicists at CU Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a similar feat of sensing, only for a much wider range of sub...
A look into Waymo’s next phase...
541,000 paid driverless Waymo rides in California last month
541,000 paid driverless Waymo rides in California last month. I'll need to add another order of magnitude to the Y axis ticks soon.
The planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,’ scientists warn
The 2024 ‘State of the climate’ report says climate scientists are more worried than ever and calls for ‘transformative science-based solutions across all aspects of society.’
As part of ongoing work to define and operationalize good driving, Waymo presents our latest research on Drivership — a framing concept that helps unpack the complexity behind the evaluation of good driving behavior — whether fully autonomous, human, or somewhere in between.
Waymo is trying to shorten the length of time it takes to launch robotaxi operations.
You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Charles Hugh Smith / Of Two Minds.
There was too little rain this year which made the fires much worse.
I fail to understand why they stick with fossil fuels even though renewable deployments are cheaper than ever. Although there's misinformation and politics, they should look at long term profits..
The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps…
Waymo stuck on a straight empty road (Austin, TX)
Click to view this content.
HW3 owners can now expect “a much updated v12.6.”
It's crazy how they left HW3 and below cars abandoned. Tesla's promises are worthless.
Damn it looks even more likely as per this article:
At the moment, there is a major obstacle to Musk’s self-driving ambitions: Federal regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been hesitant to lay out a path for approving the next generation of robotic vehicles.
But with Musk now firmly in Trump’s inner circle, the billionaire is in a stronger position to influence development of federal rules that would put more of the cars on the road — an approach he proposed in a recent call with financial analysts.
It's alright. Yeah sites have caught up with tools like 12ft these days.
Still doesn't work lol.
Paywall..
From their Twitter:
HW3 FSD v12.5.4.1
Lol, atleast it was the safest option. Somebody mentioned that Waymo's remote assistance was able to guide around it later.
The most ideal handling would be to take the adjacent lane like a human would I guess.
The U.S. auto safety regulator said it was opening the preliminary evaluation after four reports of crashes where FSD was engaged during reduced roadway visibility like sun glare, fog, or airborne dust. In one crash "the Tesla vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian. One additional crash in these conditions involved a reported injury," NHTSA said.
"It has also become more erratic and unpredictable," she told the newspaper, "and we are facing growing problems of either too much or too little water."
Climate change disturbs the rainfall distribution patterns, leading to extreme rain in some areas and less in others. It's a very complex system and there are a lot of variables evolved. One example is changing wind patterns that creates high pressure regions that we see during heatwaves.
The study also addressed the wider implications of these findings. CK1δ plays a role in several important processes beyond circadian rhythms, including cell division, cancer development, and certain neurodegenerative diseases. By better understanding how CK1δ's activity is regulated, scientists could open new avenues for treating not just circadian rhythm disorders but also a range of conditions.
I suppose Waymo's fleet is already mostly electric by now. I remember them using Cryslers before, but then switched to I-Pace.
These hands-off, eyes-off systems — also known in the industry as Level 3 or L3 — are not self-driving cars like the ones Waymo operates (which are considered Level 4). Instead, they typically operate only on highways and at reduced speeds. And unlike a robotaxi, the driver is still required to take control if needed.
Yeah, they should've just marketed it as the old "Tesla Autopilot" till it's ready. I'm interested to see how they'd launch a robotaxi service with their current tech.
Nothing is perfect, but then don't market the tech as full self-driving. Especially if the failure can kill you if not intervened.
There's a similar project that would supply power from Australia-Asia that spans 4,600 km when completed. But such big projects could easily be caught up in various delays, and it's a problem if a country is too dependent on a single power link. Self-reliant renewable energy production definitely seems more secure.
Too scary for human passengers. Now it's just robots riding robotaxis