The battle in the skies this week is the autonomous action-sports drone apparently. Why? Because, what if you want to be the star in your as yet un-made aerial epic? With a regular drone that's a tricky one. You could film yourself, as you stand flying the drone, but where's the fun in that? Airdog is a quadcopter drone that follows you, using GPS and movement tracking to keep up as you get down (the slope, or whatever). Action camera selfie videos are cool and all, but wouldn't an epic aerial shot following you carving through fresh powder snow, or riding that killer wave, or heck, even scuba diving be so much better? Airdog promises exactly that. And more.
The 2015 Model X Will Be Tesla’s Gift To Families
Good things come to those who wait, ladies. Tesla’s all-wheel-drive Model X SUV was announced last year, but due to a number of production delays, we won’t be seeing it until spring 2015. Those issues should give the company time to hone the car for its target audience: women and families, according to a report by Ecomento.
Google's Self-Driving Car Project A Big Hit With Drivers
Fully autonomous driving has always been the goal of our project, because we think this could improve road safety and help lots of people who can't drive. We're now developing prototypes of vehicles that have been designed from the ground up to drive themselves—just push a button and they'll take you where you want to go! We'll use these vehicles to test our software and learn what it will really take to bring this technology into the world.
Spacex Unveils Dragon V2 Spacecraft, Complete With 3D-Printed Engines
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the Dragon V2, a spacecraft he hopes will one day take astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS).At a special event at the company’s Hawthorne, California factory on Thursday, Musk took the wraps off an updated version of the existing Dragon spacecraft, which up to now has made four trips to the ISS, delivering vital supplies for crew members.