Smartphones that can operate without touching, but what about a vehicle that operates without driving? Vehicle’s now have driver help assist programed into the vehicles computers. Google Incorporated has actually stared the test process of a self-driving vehicle. Self-driving cars are in the works, but they have their dilemmas. With technology evolving in the steps it not far from reach that a self-driving vehicle will be available to the public. It’s the long drives that are always the hardest
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When you think of driverless cars you may think of a car that probably isn't around at the moment. Well, you're wrong there are actually driverless cars being made and already been made. These driverless cars are very different from the normal cars we see now, and soon enough we all will be able to “drive” these cars. Who created driverless cars This project “driverless cars” was started by Google. In May 2014 Google launched the first prototype, then in December 2014 they launched the second prototype
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Self-driving cars will eliminate millions of jobs of people who work in the auto industry, but it will also create many jobs for those same people who lose those jobs (I have 2 sources here; how do I cite them?). There are many taxi drivers, delivery trucks, and bus drivers who make a living off of the auto industry, and self-driving cars would replace all of their jobs (Strassburger). Driverless cars will also hurt the economy because, with safer driverless cars, 90% fewer accidents, that results
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Driverless Cars Many people die each year because of car accidents caused by a lack of caution and safety. With improvements in technology, the number of people who die can and will lessen. Driverless cars should be permitted on roads because they cause fewer accidents and increase safety. To begin, driverless cars should be permitted on roads because they cause fewer accidents. In the article Cars of Tomorrow-Still not Flying, the author states that Google’s fleet of driverless cars drive half
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The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly and informally known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. The system is operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government-owned and controlled corporation under the authority of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). The network consists of two lines: the original LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) or Green Line, and the more modern MRT Line 2 (MRT-2), or Blue Line. The LRT-1
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Fruitvale station review I went to see Fruitvale Station a few months ago. It's based on the true story of Oscar Grant, who was dragged off a BART train in Oakland in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2009, and shot and killed by a BART police officer for essentially no worse a crime than being young, and male and black. Seen in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting and the Zimmerman trial, it's a powerful movie that sheds much light on the plight of young black men in a society that regards
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Neighborhood Project Report The Town of Addison is located in an area once called Peters Colony. It was settled as early as 1846 when Preston Witt built a house on White Rock Creek. The area was not known as Addison until 1902. Addison was named after Addison Robertson, who served as the community's second postmaster from 1908-1916. With more than 170 restaurants, there is a restaurant for every 79 Addison residents. Addison is a popular location for many Dallas-area restaurants. Addison has 22
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IMT 4762 Risk Management 1 Report Police Group: Sumanth Ramanujapuram Vinay Krishna Vemuri Deming Yin 27.9.2013 1 0. Executive Summary As we have been reviewing the current situation of Skyri police, the duties and tasks of Skyri police fall into the following categories: ● Develop effective collaborative solutions with other operators and service providers. ● Coordination of the goals, plans and work of the regional police districts and the special units ● Management of the police service
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Persuasive Essay The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system plays a crucial role in the Bay Area’s economy, carrying more than 400,000 commuters to their destinations on a daily basis. As a result, BART employees are generously paid with exceptional compensation at the expense of taxpayers. In addition, they only have to pay a small amount of money for health coverage. They have reached the apex of being best paid in the nation, when compared to other transit agencies and employees. Therefore, BART
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The Iks vs. Society In the essay, “The Iks,” Lewis Thomas compares the behavior and characteristics of a tribe. He compares and contrasts the actions and traditions of Iks to other “groups of one size or another, ranging from committees to nations” due to their transformations of becoming barbarous creatures (Thomas 81). The Iks’ society is exploited by the government and an anthropologist, becoming a controlled experiment under a microscope.He discusses the transformation of the Iks from being
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