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A Self-Driving Mobile Hotel Room
“It’s basically a hotel room so it has everything inside it,” he says. “Whether it’s six hours or 10 hours, you’ll feel comfortable inside it.” – Steve Lee, Designer.
Lee has come up with an idea that could make the future of travel awesome, ‘The Autonomous Travel Suite’.
Is this far-fetched? Not at all, self-driving cars are already on the road and people are travelling. Lee predicts this vehicle will be on the road by 2030 picking up a traveller at home and taking them to their destinations for up to 10 hours.
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Waymo Launch Self Driving Car
Today, we’re taking the next step in our journey with the introduction of our commercial self-driving service, Waymo One. #everystep https://t.co/Sg2a5wRVfM pic.twitter.com/kRZtA4gRda
— Waymo (@Waymo) December 5, 2018
Waymo has introduced a small self-driving service in the Phoenix area after waiting for nearly a decade.
Marking a significant milestone after working secretively with Google in 2009. Since then, the cars have been tracked more than 10 million miles on public roads in cities such as Californa and Arizona.
.A human will be behind the wheel in case the robotic vehicle’s malfunction. However, this was not enough to prevent the accident in March in the same area. Uber hit and killed a pedestrian crossing a darkened street in Tempe, Arizona, seven months ago.
What are your thoughts? Do you question the public safety of these vehicles? Let us know!
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Amazon Alexa in your Car?
Amazon is looking to bring the Alexa personal assistant to autos, helping drivers with mapping and music navigation and to help find the nearest gas station.
You might think, well that’s what I have my phone for? But doesn’t it make more sense inside the car to use your voice? You want to keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, so it makes more sense.
Anker ROAV
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Man Cannot Drive Until the Year 3001
Leonard Davie, 62, was stopped by police in Sydney for a random breath test earlier in July
Police officers found out that his driver’s licence had expired in 1983. A further check revealed he was not allowed to drive until the next millennium. He would be 1,046-years-old when he was allowed to drive again.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4730490/Sydney-driver-62-banned-driving-year-3001.html
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iPad and Phone Strapped to Steering Wheel
What are people thinking these days? Canadian police pulled over a driver who had strapped his tablet and mobile to the steering wheel whilst driving.
Despite this reckless driving and dangerous setup, he was only issued with a fine amounting to $81 – or £48.
To remind everyone, here is the UK law on mobile device usage whilst driving.
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Do you Vape and Drive?
People who vape or smoke e-cigarettes whilst driving are at risk of losing their license if their vision is obscured by clouds of vapour.
Police say that an e-cigarette will be treated the same as any handheld electronic device. As such, motorists who are distracted by them, or the clouds of vapour they produce, could face prosecution for driving without due care and attention.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/vaping-driving-prosecution-lose-license-ecigarettes-drivers-police-warning-uk-a8222836.html
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#NotTheUsualSuspects
“Not all drink-drivers this Christmas will be young men”
The Norfolk and Suffolk Police prepare to launch their winter campaigns as it’s upcoming to Christmas. This is in support of the national drink-drive operation, reminding people that it is not always ‘the usual suspects’ that drink and drive over the festive period.
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Driving Test More Difficult?
Pass rates have remained (fairly) steady since last December. When the changes started the pass rate has been 45.5%.
It’s easier to pass in less busy areas. London appears to be the worst place to do the test, with half of the city’s test centres among the lowest pass rates.
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