First driverless buses travel public roads in the Netherlands
The article is about how in Netherlands there are buses that can now drive themselves and passengers on specific routes preprogrammed into the buses computer. it can take six passengers and has been trialled down a 200m stretch of road with six passengers on board.
- six passengers down a 200m stretch of street in the first trial of its kind.
- maximum speed of 25 kilometres per hour
- The WEpod team intend to equip the vehicle with additional technical equipment such as cameras, radar, laser and GPS to track the environment the vehicle will travel in.
- regions in the Netherlands from May 2016 onwards
In my opinion this shows how far technology has come as we are now able to take people around on public transport without the need for a human driver. However this also shows that maybe we are becoming too reliant on technology and are expecting too much of it.
Apple issues global recall for AC power adaptors after ‘electrical shock risk’
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/apple-recalls-electrical-shock-risk-power-adapters
The article is about how Apple is recalling chargers used between 2003-2015 due to the fact that they can be dangerous and give electric shocks to users. This was also with Apple's travel kits. It was only the two prong adaptors that got recalled.
- The affected adapters were made between 2003 and 2015
- use a two-prong plug into the power socket
- used across Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and South Korea
- Apple two-prong wall plug adapters may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched
- Apple said it was aware of 12 incidents involving the fault
This is an example of how no technology companies can guarantee no faults. this shows no technological giant even Apple is fault free and shows the faults in new and digital that can happen and put customers at risk.
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