And sometimes flew backward when facing wind.

I have been watching battery development for over a decade now. I’ve been involved in one way or other for about the same time. Initially, I organized performance testing of then state of the art batteries (Altair-Nano), and more-recently have been leading some energy storage efforts at my employer. I’ve gone to the…

Or run $4k hoopties, and only during surges when Ubers cost more than taxis.

Walmart is a genius logistical operation running a healthy and stable profit TODAY (& yesterday and tomorrow too) despite razor-thin ~4% operating margins. And also the biggest employer in the US.

Was it not worth mentioning that a US airstrike obliterated a Syrian Army position not too long ago? Or that Israel has conducted a number of strikes targeting Syrian govt forces throughout the war?

Or does that not jibe with things?

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/feb/12/naval-survey-ship-turns-to-sun-for-power-1569713.html There’s the article. Interesting - seems like it’s one of those situations where they just save a few dollars here and there to make the fuel last longer. “internal lights” doesn’t seem like much but if it…

“(GREENS), a portable 300W, photovoltaic/battery system that can be powered by the sun continuously.” During daylight hours. 

I’m all for reducing supply tails, but in this case, I don’t think that really works. Each one of those cells produce a mere 300W of power for maybe 12 hrs a day.

Exactly. Uber pretends like building automobile factories is free. And that running those factories is free. And that maintenance and parking and electricity for their new fleet of driverless electric vehicles will be free. How much does the driver make again?

Actually, it only seems incredibly profitable for the drivers if you don’t take into account the added costs for gasoline, repair, and depreciation.

It will also shift more then 50% of the power to the rear wheels when needed (70% is the maximum).

They were working on the NSX lol.

Venture capital is what makes Uber successful. VCs subsidize the service to the tune of $3 billion per year (or 60% of every ride), which makes Uber cheaper than other taxi services.

...which it says allows the technology to develop and learn like a human brain would

Depens on what they’re calling “pre production prototypes.” If they’re hand built cars from prototype tooling, then yes, they’re most likely at least a year and a half or so out. If these are built with production tooling and processed on line, it’s likely that they’re within a year of starting production.

In experienced OEMs, it’s typically 18 months before the start of pre-production (in paint) verification vehicles, especially if this is a new platform (I haven’t heard whether it is, or if it’s a shortened S version). Usually closer to 21-24 months before SORP. Again, emphasizing this is in experienced automotive…

No. Whereas the McLaren (and others with this system) uses the *brakes* to *slow* the inside wheel, Honda’s SH-AWD differential sends torque to the outside wheel and actively speeds it up. Technically this system is superior in function to both the traditional LSD and brake steer systems. That said, it also adds the…

Some notes from an industrial engineer in the automotive industry:

Trump didn’t plan this raid, you know. Neither did Obama.

It amazes me that the Gawkerverse is relying so heavily on Reuters...and the use of unnamed sources regarding a classified op. I can imagine the AA message was close hold. It seems bent on labeling Trump as a cowboy yet ignores what probably happened.