Driverless bus a weirdly normal experience
Angus LivingstonAustralian Associated PressIs it weird sitting in a driverless shuttle bus as it slowly drives you along a Melbourne road?No. In fact it's almost unsettling how quickly normal it seems.The Transdev shuttle humming through Albert Park on Sunday is already in full use in Europe, moving at a top speed of 40km/h.If you've ever been a passenger in a bus or even in a theme park ride, the experience is similar.There's an emergency stop button and an automated ramp that slides out when n..>> view original10 reasons why I preordered the Google Pixel phone
I really liked the Google Pixel phone when I tried it out the other day. I gave it some thought, and then, two days later, I logged on to the Google Store and pre-ordered one. At $649, it’s on the high end for a Google phone, right up there with the iPhone 7 and the Samsung Galaxy S7. Only the Nexus 6 of 2014 cost as much from the get-go. For the sake of comparison, the Nexus 5 started at $349 in 2013, while last year’s Nexus 5X cost $399, and the Nexus 6P cost $499. So the question is whether..>> view originalNative animals reintroduced to WA island
Lisa RobinsonAustralian Associated PressTen locally extinct mammal species and one bird species will be reintroduced to an historic island off the coast of Western Australia as part of an ecological restoration project.Dirk Hartog Island off the Gascoyne coast was the site of WA's first recorded European landing by the eponymous Dutch explorer in 1616.WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob said grazing by sheep and goats and predation by feral cats had a big impact on the island's habitat and nati..>> view originalThis Is What Brake Problems Look Like At 180+ MPH
Austrailian Supercar driver Mark Winterbottom lost his front brakes heading into The Chase after one of the fastest straights in motor racing: Mount Panorama’s Conrod Straight. Here’s why you need functioning brakes at the infamous Bathurst 1000. According to the Supercars commentators, Winterbottom was traveling nearly 300 kph (186 mph to those of us watching from the U.S.) when he couldn’t brake properly for The Chase’s hard left-hand turn. Winterbottom’s rear brakes locked up, and sent hi..>> view originalSamsung Galaxy Note 7 and Donald Trump: Train Wreck of a Campaign
Apologies up front for bringing politics here, but over the past 24 hours or so, my Twitter timeline is filled with Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Donald Trump, both for all the bad reasons. Donald Trump is caught (yet again) for his misogynist talks and crude sex talk, while yet another “replaced” Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire in the US. And I’ve no clue why either of them are still persisting with their campaigns. I’m no expert in Political commentary, and I wouldn’t like to get my hands ..>> view originalGoogle Tango Latest News & Update: Lenovo Phab 2 Will Launch Next Month! Incredible Features, Specs, Price ...
Google's first Tango Phone have an advance camera technology.(Photo: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Motorola Mobility) First Google Tango-based smartphone set to arrive next month, Google's Clay Bavor confirmed. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro will be the first smartphone to tap into Google Tango that will launch in November. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro will pack an advanced camera technology which can sense items in a room that can digitally identify the subjects and also can navigate indoors which Googl..>> view originalBigger spacecraft planned for long Mars trip: NASA director
The spacecraft which will take people to Mars will have a massively increased living space as mission lengths shift to years rather than weeks, one of NASA's directors said.And the goal to land humans on Mars in the 2030s can occur without any notable boost to the famous space agency's budget. The first colour image of Mars taken on the planet itself, from the Viking Lander 1 in 1976. Photo: NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection Jason Crusan, who will be speaking in Canberra next mo..>> view originalFormer Shark Bay sheep station becomes conservation treasure trove
Former Shark Bay sheep station becomes conservation treasure trove By David Weber and Christopher Lewis Updated October 09, 2016 12:36:38 A former sheep station in Western Australia has become an internationally important conservation reserve, housing rare and threatened species as well as a huge range of stromatolites.Hamelin Station, on the edge of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, stretches across more than 200,000 hectares and plays host to a range of endange..>> view original
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