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A123 Systems Reports More Bad News

Someone will make money out of A123 - it just probably won't be the current shareholders. (read full comment)  

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:08 PM EDT

Who Needs a Remote-Controlled Car?

Remote operation will be useful for self driving cars when they get stuck.  This will be quite common when auto cars are first introduced - there... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 2, 2012 at 3:08 AM EDT

GE's New EV Charging Stations Are Not Ugly

What they will need in "gas" stations is the ability to plug in more cars than you can recharge, maybe 2x to 3x the number you need.  If a charging... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:40 AM EDT

How Do You Know An Autonomous Vehicle Has Seen You?

@arpad Well, If grandma has a heart attack, we are in bigger trouble if she is in a manual car.  It should be easy enough to detect that GM has had... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:40 PM EDT

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GM Tests a Self-Driving Cadillac

Will the driver be allowed sleep on long runs ? If he goes to sleep, will it be detected ? (probably) If they try to wake him up, what happens then... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:38 AM EDT

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Two Wheels with a Tech Twist

Why don't you put out some gas powered 50cc ones as well and see what people use. You just need to put in an electronic lock attached to the smart... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:33 AM EDT

A Rising Sun for Renewable Energy

The problems with Renewables are obvious and considerable:  no solar at night (or in the evenings or early mornings) and no wind when it is calm. ... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 5:17 AM EDT

Does 3D Hurt Your Eyes? Yes, Says Science

A friend of mine looked into the Focus Vergence problem about 7 years ago and came up with a solution using adaptive optics.  However, he was a bit... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 4:19 AM EDT

Hydrogen Storage Could Be Key to Germany's Energy Plans

The whole of Europe will start to have this problem as wind penetration increases. You can either ship it somewhere else, store it or create extra... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 29, 2012 at 4:26 AM EDT

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Concentrated Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency Record

Cost accuracy of pointing It all comes down to the cost / Kw and the reliability of the tracker. If it concentrates by 1100x in area, then it... (read full comment)  

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM EST

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