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Elon Musk Plans To Stop Selling Cars In The Future “To Save Tesla”

Yes, you read that correctly. In the near future, it could become very difficult to buy a Tesla electric car as the company’s CEO Elon Musk plans to stop selling it to consumers. Before you panic, understand that Tesla isn’t going to stop making electric cars in the immediate future. Instead, the company will stop […]

Trump Calls Autonomous Cars “Crazy” — Won’t Let It Drive Him Around

While self-driving cars are soon to become a thing, the US President – Donald Trump – considers the tech as “crazy” and has the least interest in autonomous vehicles. According to a report by Axios, four unnamed sources have suggested that Trump has enacted situations of electric vehicles going out of control and running into […]

Self-Driving Cars Likely To Hit Dark-skinned Pedestrians More Often: Study

We are slowly entering into the era of self-driving cars. Many companies like Tesla, Google, and Uber are achieving milestones to bring us closer to the day when we’ll sit back and relax while smart systems will automatically drive our cars. However, the risk factor is still involved, and the recent accidents by self-driving cars […]

First Ever Crash Of Apple’s Self-driving Car Confirmed In Silicon Valley

According to a report filed with the California DMV, it has been confirmed that one of Apple’s self-driving cars recently met with an accident in Silicon Valley. As per the report, the car being tested was a modified Lexus RX450h SUV. The model is also used by Google to test its self-driving technology. It was traveling […]

Self-driving Cars Must be Programmed to Kill, Study Says

Short Bytes: As we advance more and more in artificial intelligence and related technologies, we must solve some complex ethical problems. A similar dilemma is faced in the case of self-driving cars and how they should act in case of unavoidable accidents. Should they kill more people on the road to save the car occupants? […]