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If a Car has no Driver, then WHO Pumps the Gas?

August 16, 2015 ♦

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Crawlie snakey robots! When this video crossed my desk, it creeped me out! WHY would Tesla need this Snake-Bot? Some ideas that crossed Facebook: Race Cars Boats Outer Space Then I realized, if the car has no driver, then who is there to pump the gas or plug it in? …

Autonomous Car Named After First Female Grand Theft Auto

September 10, 2014 ♦

Transportation Technology

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Overjoyed to learn about the Joyride! Google and Daimler (Mercedes) created the first autonomous cars. An autonomous car is not necessarily an all electric car or hybrid car, but our examples here are both. The Daimler car is called Bertha. I was again, OVERjoyed to learn that Bertha is named…

Automotive Ethernet

September 5, 2014 ♦

Transportation Technology

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Have you ever had a car or truck electrical problem? I have. Automotive Ethernet will soon replace traditional automotive wiring harnesses. As a network engineer (here we go I’m going to date myself) I started learning about Ethernet in the 80′s and in a lot more detail when I started…

Your Dog Can Drive You to Work

September 3, 2014 ♦

Transportation Technology

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Fluffy honks (beep beep) and yells, "Come on, you ready yet!" We can all easily see the benefits of pollution free transportation and getting away from using oil as fuel. With the new connected cars coming, there are many internal and external benefits for consumers, the environment and the future. …