A futuristic ride in Mercedes' self-driving car

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/autos/mercedes-benz-f015/index.html




"...can, in theory, run for almost 900 kilometers on a mixture of pure electric power and a hydrogen fuel cell."

Competition is good, it helps evolution.
 

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"When the vehicle is at rest, the only noise it produces is the constant whoosh of computer fans under the hood. There are a total of 14 processing devices on board, but only four are involved in making the car autonomous. The rest -- 10 MacBook Pros, as it turns out -- are dedicated to operating the user interface and throwing graphics around on the screens."

It's a super multi computer on wheels. ...A communication/entertainment self-centered driving machine.

It was interesting that it just came back in the news today, most likely to coincide with the new Tesla Model 3 release and active discussion @ WBF.
 

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