Friday, 17 November 2017

A US freeway may get self-driving car lanes thanks to Foxconn

quote [ The I-94 highway connects to the Apple supplier's upcoming facility in the Midwest. ]

Replacing HOV and carpool lanes with Automated Car Lanes could be an interesting next step we might start seeing.

Tesla's new semi truck has a 500 mile range - They also have the Autopilot functionality. It's very likely they will be capable of being upgraded to full Self Driving capability.

Boston Dynamics advances:
What's new, Atlas?


The New SpotMini



Compare a fully automated warehouse
JD.com Fully Automated Warehouse in Shanghai


To the current Amazon Fulfillment centers being rolled out across the country.
Amazon Warehouse Robots : Mind Blowing Video


All those jobs Amazon is creating for hefty tax breaks have a limited shelf life, if you'll pardon the pun.
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steele said @ 9:17pm GMT on 17th November
Walmart has already ordered 5 of the Tesla Semis for testing.

steele said @ 9:45pm GMT on 17th November
Walmart has already ordered 5 of the Tesla Semis for testing.

Edit: 15. 5 for US Walmart, 10 for Canada Walmart.


steele said @ 9:46pm GMT on 17th November
Walmart has already ordered 5 of the Tesla Semis for testing.

Edit: 15. 5 for US Walmart, 10 for Canada Walmart.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has reserved some as well.



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steele said @ 9:17pm GMT on 17th November [Score:1 Informative]
Walmart has already ordered 5 of the Tesla Semis for testing.

Edit: 15. 5 for US Walmart, 10 for Canada Walmart.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has reserved some as well.




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