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There are alternatives if you don’t want to depend on Google Drive or other US clouds. Internxt is one of them and it only costs 16 euros per year

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Having cloud storage is ideal for giving your cell phone or laptop a break. You upload your photos, your videos or your files there and you always have them at hand. Most people tend to go directly to the most popular clouds like Google Drive or iCloud, services that have nothing wrong, but there is something in common: They are owned by US companies. There is a trend that increasingly attracts more people than Try to depend as little as possible on services from this country. If you are one of those people or this is something you have been thinking about for some time, then you might be interested in betting on a European cloud service like Internxt Drive: if you use the code ‘XATAKA‘ you have 1 TB of storage per 16 euros per year. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A cloud of Spanish origin that includes VPN and antivirus Internxt is a company of Spanish origin and is ideal if, as we said above, you are looking for a cloud service that is not from the large US tech companies. The cheapest option costs 16 euros per year and includes 1 TB as we said a little above, but includes VPN and antivirusmaking it a very complete package at a very attractive price. What can we highlight about this cloud? Internxt uses what is known as ‘Zero-Nowledge’ or ‘Zero Knowledge’. This means that their servers store your photos or files, but they cannot access these files in any way. In fact, Because they don’t store, they don’t even save your password. You will not lack privacy. Then there is the issue of end-to-end encryption. This company encrypts your files before uploading them to the cloud. This way, even if someone intercepts your data while you are sending it to the cloud, they will not be able to access it. In fact, its service is already prepared to even combat against quantum computers when these arrive in a few years. If you are concerned about the whole issue of privacy, it is also worth noting that Internxt is open and transparent sourceso anyone can access it through GitHub. What does this mean? That its entire architecture is transparent, so it cannot hide any type of function or secret way so that your data ends up in the hands of third parties. Premium Plan: 3 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus and cleaner per 31 euros per year (or 377 euros for life) Ultimate Plan: 5 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner and meet per 47 euros per year (or 507 euros for life) Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files In Xataka | Best VPNs 2025: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

They are already trying to drive up to 150 km/h

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Many of the road regulations in the countries that make up the European Union are very similar, although each country also has room for maneuver to stipulate its own laws. An example is the case of poster colors on highways and highways, there being an interesting division between countries that use green or blue for the background of these signs. In this article the protagonist is the Czech Republic, which launched a pilot project last autumn on one of its highways, the D3, allowing circulation on it up to 150 km/h under strict conditions. This makes the country the first in the European Union to take this step, not without doubts and criticism from legislators and citizens. A movement against the current. The Czech Republic seems to be going against the grain, especially considering that much of Europe is racking its brains to debate how to reduce emissions. Just like they count From Hybrids and Electrics, the Czech Government launched a pilot that allows drivers to reach 150 km/h on certain highway sections. The decision is supported by a legislative change approved in 2023 that enabled this possibility, although its implementation did not arrive until the end of September of last year. Where and how it works. According to account According to the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic, the section chosen for the test is a 47-kilometer section of the D3 highway, between the towns of Planá nad Lužnicí and Úsilný, near České Budějovice. Along this route, 42 variable speed signs were installed, with a total cost of around 2.2 million euros, which can show three different limits: 150 km/h when everything is in order. 130 km/h in general mode. 100 km/h when conditions get complicated. The issue is that the maximum speed does not depend on the driver, but on a centralized system managed by the National Traffic Information Center, which crosses data from weather stations, cameras and sensors in real time. According to the spokesperson of the Directorate of Roads and Highways, Jan Rýdl, for the 150 km/h limit to be enabled “it cannot rain, the road has to be dry, in winter it is not activated in any case, traffic must flow normally and there can be no accidents, works or broken down vehicles.” What makes it unique in Europe. With this measure, the Czech Republic becomes the country with the highest speed limit in the European Union, above Poland and Bulgaria, which currently top the list with 140 km/h. The only case that escapes this comparison is Germany, where some sections of the autobahn They lack a fixed limit, although this model has its origins in a very different historical tradition. Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka pointed out in an interview with the news channel ČT24 that the pilot’s goal is to evaluate “how the increase in the limit is received among drivers and whether it causes an increase in the number of accidents.” The test has a minimum duration of six months, and the results will determine whether the model is extended to other sections. Not everyone sees it well. The decision has not been without criticism. Raising the maximum speed implies greater fuel consumption per kilometer traveled and, therefore, more emissions, something that clashes head-on with the environmental guidelines promoted by Brussels. Austria tried something similar between 2018 and 2020, when it raised the limit on the motorway between Vienna and Salzburg to 140 km/h, but backed down due to political pressure and concerns about emissions. The Netherlands, in the opposite direction, even reduced its limit during the day from 130 to 100 km/h for similar reasons. Furthermore, beyond the environmental issue, it is always worth remembering that the higher the speed, the shorter the reaction time in any circumstance and, therefore, the greater the consequences in the event of a collision. Czech authorities defend that the dynamic control of the system mitigates these risks, but not everyone shares that confidence. Cover image | Wikipedia and Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic In Xataka | Spain has been dragging on for years of downward investment in its roads. So much so that it is 13.5 billion euros away from solving it

A Chinese driver rigged his car to drive alone while he was drunk. It wasn’t the best idea

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The Supreme People’s Court of China has had to come out to clarify what may have already seemed obvious: a driver cannot delegate all of his actions to a car with level 2 autonomy. Much less if that driver is traveling drunk and in the passenger seat, leaving the driver’s seat completely empty. As? Yes, you read that right. To Justice. History brings it CarNewsChinawhere they cover the case of a driver who was arrested for drunk driving… more or less. Because, really, he wasn’t the one driving. He was traveling in the passenger seat, with the small detail that no one sat in the driver’s seat. Wang Mouqun, a resident of Linping (a suburb of Hangzhou, a city with almost 12 million inhabitants), has been tried by the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China, the most important court in the country, in the first case dealing with behavior related to road safety. The detainee has been punished with 45 days in jail for testing positive in the alcohol test. The decision comes after the driver had also received another sanction for the same reason in less than two years, which has aggravated the punishment. Nobody at the wheel. The truly curious thing about the case is that Mouqun had rigged the car so that the driving assistance system worked even if there was no one at the wheel. Thus, the owner of the car was able to sit in the passenger seat and sleep peacefully while the vehicle was driving without anyone at the wheel. In the Chinese media They talk about “an accessory installed to fool the system” but it is not clear exactly how it did it. What is clear is that the vehicle, a Aito M9drove with adaptive cruise control down the road without ever detecting that there was no human at the wheel. It is not the first case that has occurred in China either. of a driver who activates the driving assistance assistants to avoid driving under the influence of alcohol. What is new is that the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China is in charge of handling the case. Level 2 autonomy. Cars like this Aito M9, with a autonomy level 2can circulate without human intervention but require a person to remain attentive to what is happening around them to take the reins at any time. In addition, they require keeping your hands on the wheel. Level 3 autonomy cars can drive without human intervention but, in Europe, only Mercedes is allowed to do so and in very specific circumstances. In fact, the system is so useless at the moment that the company has stopped offering it in the new Mercedes S Class. Between both levels there is an intermediate step known as autonomy level 2+, which does allow for some license. These systems are those that equip cars that, in addition to maintaining the adaptive cruise control system, can overtake cars on their own, just by activating the turn signal or even looking to the sides like BMW. Ford is the only company in Europe with which You can drive without hands on the wheel although the system monitors that the driver keeps his eyes forward. Responsible. What the Chinese Justice has decreed is that in any case, the driver is responsible, even if he was traveling in the co-pilot system and with the driving assistance systems activated. And although no risk situations derived from this way of acting were detected. In fact, the vehicle was kept in operation between 1:15 in the morning and 1:37 when the vehicle detected the trick and stopped the car by itself on the shoulder of the road. It was then that other drivers detected that something was happening and called emergency services. They tested the driver, who tested 114.5 mg/100 ml of alcohol in his blood. in Chinaexceeding 0.80 mg/100 ml of blood alcohol is punishable by a fine and exceeding 150 mg/100 ml is an aggravating circumstance. Above 180 mg/100 ml of blood alcohol is punishable by a prison sentence without parole, with exceptions. The Chinese court considers that Mouqun was ultimately responsible for what happened behind the wheel and that, therefore, he is guilty of both hacking the car and “driving” under the influence of alcohol. Added to a previous withdrawal of his driving license in 2024, the driver has received the aforementioned penalty of 45 days in jail and a fine of 4,000 yuan (about 490 euros at direct exchange rate). Photo | XHBY.NET In Xataka | Fine of up to 1,000 euros for a beer: the DGT prepares the definitive attack against alcohol and it is called rate 0.2

Cars will drive underground in 2026

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Madrid is about to complete one of its most ambitious works, which has been disrupting traffic and surrounding homes for some time. The burial of the A-5 This Monday it reached a key milestone by connecting two sections of the tunnel that were being excavated independently. The good news for drivers: before the end of 2026 They will be able to circulate through the tunnel. And for the residents of the southwest of Madrid, the City Council will put out to tender this month the works that will convert the surface into the promised great green promenade. What has happened? This Monday an excavator broke the earth wall that separated two underground galleries under Villamanín Street, thus joining two sections into a continuous 1.3 kilometer tunnel. The cale, which is what the operation that has been carried out to achieve this is called, will be repeated until completing the total 3.8 kilometers of the burial. So far, 2.1 kilometers have been excavated along the entire route, as confirmed by the City Council. The deadlines are maintained. The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, guaranteed that “before the end of the year it will be possible to circulate” through the tunnel, thus fulfilling the initial forecasts despite the meteorological difficulties. According to Almeida, this January “it rained twice as much as in January 2025”, which has complicated the work. The schedule seems to be going intact, with 600 workers and 400 machines working daily in the area. It should also be noted that the project has progressed mainly underground, which has protected the work from the rains. What happens to the surface. This February the contract to develop the Paseo Verde del Suroeste will go out to tender, with an approximate budget of 75 million euros. The mayor advertisement that the surface works will start in November, when traffic already circulates through the tunnel, with the intention of creating 80,000 square meters of green areas. The goal is for residents to be able to walk through at least one of their gardens in spring 2027. Union. The works aim to eliminate a physical barrier that has fragmented neighborhoods such as Lucero, Campamento, Batán and Aluche. In this way, the objective is that the tens of thousands of cars that circulate daily on the A-5 can do so underground, while residents can cross from one side to the other without the need for underpasses. The Madrid City Council considers this work “the most emblematic that is being done in the city since the burying of the M-30”, according to counted Almeida. The next step. The priority of the work now is to complete the excavation of the tunnels, scheduled for April, followed by the installation of ventilation systems, emergency exits, cameras and extractors. The Consistory has guaranteed that no further traffic detours will be necessary until the end of the works. In fact, some of the current ones are going to be eliminated, such as the curved detour of the Amusement Park that was already eliminated on January 14, and those of Yébenes, Boadilla and Batán, which will be eliminated in the summer. Technique. Just like share Since 20 Minutes, the project uses the ‘cut and cover’ method, which allows it to work in parallel both underground and on the surface. First the retaining walls were built using piles, then the slabs that cover the tunnel were installed (already 83.5% completed), now excavation is underway under these slabs and, finally, the surface will be urbanized while the tunnel is given its final finishing touch. And now what. The City Council is already working on drafting a second phase that contemplate bury another additional 700 meters to extend the tunnel to Cuatro Vientos. This expansion should go “in parallel with Operation Camp,” according to the mayor, although it is still in the preliminary project phase. In Xataka | Madrid wants to put 110,000 tons of weight on the M-30. And the challenge is not technical: it is not to collapse the road

Ford has auctioned the most exclusive prototype of the 2017 Ford GT. So exclusive that no one will be able to drive it

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Ford has just auctioned a car so special and unique that, in fact, it was not made for customers, but for the engineers who were working on the development of the Second generation Ford GT to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford’s triplet at Le Mans in 1966. So much so that the car was auctioned with a naked, unpainted body. However, it is such an exclusive supercar that Ford has made sure to keep it away from prying eyes, so although its engine runs perfectly, no one can show it off in public. Above all, its owner. First prototype, second legend The Ford GT Mk II, which has just been auctioned on the Barrett-Jackson portal, was designed at the end of 2015 as mechanical test mule for the new engine that would be mounted in the second generation of the Ford GT that was presented in 2017. Engineers used this car in the early testing phases of the project to collect real-world data on the dynamic behavior of the design, its aerodynamic stability and the response of the suspension under extreme conditions. So it was the intermediate step between the designs on paper and the model that would finally hit the market two years later. Being an early design means the car still retains the essence of original designsbefore aerodynamics or technical requirements forced certain profiles of its bodywork to be polished. However, its usefulness as a test mule meant that technical usefulness was prioritized over aesthetics. It was a laboratory tool on wheels, not a rolling showcase, and this was taken to the extreme that the engineers did not even consider painting the carbon fiber body, sensing that sooner rather than later it would need touch-ups. Only five prototypes were built, so this unit spent years stored in the collection. Ford Heritage Fleetan internal collection with which the brand protects its most valuable prototypes and vehicles with historical pedigree, until the time came to bring it to light. Its recent sale makes it a unique case: it goes from being a corporate secret to becoming a private trophy. Driving in public is prohibited However, the brand had a hidden ace up its sleeve. The purchase of this unique supercar was linked to a very restrictive clause: the explicit and absolute prohibition of registering it, insuring it as a vehicle or driving it on any public road. That is, its owner will never be able to wear it in public, except to use it on a private circuit. In this way, the first prototype of the 2017 Ford GT becomes a sculpture with an engine that can only be admired in the buyer collection who has paid $467,500 for that unique specimen due to its technical and historical pedigree. Be the first Ford GT prototype to break the garage confidentiality Ford classifies it as an exclusive collector’s piece, especially for those who already have a street GT in their collection. Under that rough and rough untreated carbon fiber body there is still the 3.5 EcoBoost V6 biturbo engine that it shares with the final GT, a brutal engine with a double turbocharger that delivers its power through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, optimized for pure rear-wheel drive. When you open its doors upwards, you are greeted by an interior as austere and practical as its exterior, designed to give your all on the track, but without the fine Alcantara finishes that you expect to find in a car for which you have paid almost $500,000. It features a single fixed bucket seat molded in carbon fiber for the test driver, position-adjustable pedals to adapt to different drivers, and a flattened Formula 1-style steering wheel with integrated buttons. No sign of the passenger seat, which underlines its single-seater work role, whose objective was to push it to the limit the performance of your engine and its bodywork. An untamed beast…that no one can legally drive on a road. In Xataka | In 1982 someone became unhealthy obsessed with a Mercedes-Benz 500 SL: in 43 years he has not driven it even a single kilometer. Image | Barret&Jackson

How to use your old hard drive on Android TV or Chromecast to give it new life

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If you have an old hard drive at home, there are several ways you can use it. For example, you can use it on your Android TV devicewhether it is an HDD or an SSD. You will always need some type of adapter to connect it via USB, but when you do, the possibilities are many. In this article we are going to summarize the things you are going to need, and everything you need to take into account for this, to convert an HDD or SSD to an external hard drive that you can connect and add photos or videos to your Android TV, be able to play them on the TV, device connected to it or Chromecast, and much more. Know your hard drive, buy an enclosure If what you have is an old external hard drive, everything will be easy, and at most you will need to buy a cable that connects it via USB type C, or that converts USB-A to USB-C to adapt it to an Android TV if it does not have a large USB connector. But If it is a computer hard driveone of those wireless ones where you have the disk and that’s it, then you are going to need to buy a kind of case that has the necessary internal components and programs to be able to connect it to a device like Android TV. Come on, to turn it into a portable drive. But before looking for a case, you should know a couple of things. First you have to know if it is a HDD or SSDa large mechanical disc in the first case or one of the finest in the second. You also need to check if the connection is IDE as in the older ones, or SATA. You also have to know the size of your hard drive, which can normally be 2.5 or 3.5 inches depending on whether it is an SSD or HDD. These are data that you need to check on your own, since you will need all of them to later get the external adapter casing that suits you. Once you have everything clear, for non-external hard drives you only have to buy the case with the features you need. They are very cheapand depending on what you need, they can cost you from 8 to 20 euros depending on how you want them to be, although it is advisable to buy them in stores with free returns in case you make a mistake about something. Once you buy the one you want, you will only have to connect the hard drive into the caseand then connect this to your Android TV or your Chromecast. These are our recommendations: BENFEI 2.5″ Hard Drive Enclosure, USB C/A to Sata for 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 to SATA SSD (Optimized for SSD, Compatible with UASP SATA III) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Hard Drive Enclosure – 2.5 Inch IDE Parallel Port Mobile Hard Drive Enclosure High Speed ​​Hard Drive Enclosure Screwless External Storage The price could vary. We earn commission from these links AISENS USB 3.1 GEN1 EXTERNAL 3.5 BOX FOR SATA III HARD DRIVES BLACK ASE-3530B The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Tooq TQE-3520B – Enclosure for 3.5″ HDD Hard Drives, (IDE, SATA I/II/III, USB 2.0), Aluminum with plastic support, LED indicator, Black, 350 g. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Format your hard drive When you connect your hard drive directly to your Android TV or Chromecast, the first thing you see is a message asking you to format it to be able to use it. This is something that is important to do, and if the device does not allow you to do it you will have to go by hand by connecting it to the PC and doing it there. When formatting it, it is advisable to choose the formats FAT32, NTFS or exFATwhich are the most popular. exFAT may not be compatible with some televisions, so if you want to watch large files such as movies it is best to opt for NTFS. What can you do with this hard drive Now you just need to start taking advantage of this disk to use it. To start, you can use it to store series, movies or music. You can save files directly to disk, and then access them from the native Android TV player or any player application you install. You can also do the same with photographs. Some set-top boxes or Android TV devices allow you record programs or broadcasts directly. In these cases, one of these hard drives will considerably increase the space you have available to do so. On Android TV you can also find the option to format this hard drive as internal storage. It is not an option always available, but when you have it, its storage will become like the internal one to install more applications or games inside, although these will go more slowly. Some apps will also allow you use the disk as a drive for downloads. This can happen to you in download managers or emulators, and in these cases you can take advantage of this disk. In fact, if you are going to use emulators it will be useful to save the ROMs to disk. In Xataka Basics | The computer does not recognize an external hard drive: what to do and how to solve it

I had a 1TB hard drive collecting dust in a drawer. With a cheap case I have resurrected it for my Chromecast

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I have a Chromecast with Google TV in the salon for three years and I love it, but it has died of success. Among the system updates, the basic streaming apps (Prime Video, Netflix, Crunchyroll…), and many others that I install to customize it and squeeze itthe device lives permanently drowned. This is what has its biggest flaw: a scant 8 GB of storagewhich in practice come to nothing. While cleaning, I found an old 1TB hard drive from an old computer that I dismantled. I decided that before it continued to collect dust, I would have a use for my Chromecast. And yes, it is very easy use external memory to expand your storage. These were my steps to achieve it. Identify the hardware. The first thing was to know what he had on his hands. It was an internal hard drive (HDD) of a desktop PC, so its size was 3.5 inches. When I looked at the connector I found a SATA (not as “relic” as I thought), the interface of the last decade. With this information, I already knew I needed to convert it to an external drive. Two essential components. The Chromecast with Google TV only has one USB-C port that it uses for food. Therefore, it is not enough to buy a case to put the HDD in: a USB-C Hub was necessary. This hub is key and must have at least one port with Power Delivery (PD) to continue powering the Chromecast, and a USB-A to connect the hard drive. I bought a case compatible with my drive (3.5″ SATA) and the assembly was as simple as possible: remove screws, fit the hard drive into the internal port, and close it. Here’s a note: if your old hard drive is from a laptop (2.5″) you will save a cable bothering with this DIY tech. The casing will not need an independent power supply, although it is ideal to avoid problems. Important step: formatting. Here I had two options: connect it to the computer and format it in exFAT or NTFS or to the Chromecast itself. I ruled out FAT32 because of its 4GB per file limit. This would first make it a unit suitable for storing content and thus playing it, but I opted for the second so that my Chromecast could install apps on it. To do this, I connected the entire set (hub, power and hard drive) and turned on the TV. Maximum volume size Maximum file size Chromecast compatible FAT32 8TB 4GB Yeah NTFS 16 EiB (1,845^7 TB) 16 EiB (1.845^7 TB) theoretical In practice the limit is around 256 TB Requires software exFAT 16 EiB (1,845^7 TB) 64 ZiB (6.4^10TB) Yeah Convert hard drive to “internal” storage. As soon as the device booted up, it detected the new disk. As easy as going to “Settings” > “System” > “Storage” and clicking on “Delete and format as device storage” to leave everything almost ready. This process takes a few minutes and is essential: it prepares the HDD so that Google TV understands it as an extension of its own memory. You can even use the hard drive to record live content. The Chromecast has it among its options Result. The change is substantial. I have been able to install heavy apps like kodi with plugins, VLC, and various light games without the repetitive “memory full” warning. The system still uses the internal memory for essential data, but everything “heavy” goes directly to the hard drive. Extras. Although I stopped at this point, a USB hub provides more possibilities to give more power to the Google Chromecast. Have you bought or have one with a Ethernet port? You can use a cable to avoid Wi-Fi signal problems and never see the buffer of a loading video again. Or you can also use a keyboard to browse the web. Cover image | Pepu Ricca for Xataka Android In Xataka | Best streaming devices: the main alternatives of 2025 for your television

In 1990, the Internet was science fiction for half the world. And in Japan they already played the Sega Mega Drive online

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We live in a highly connected world in which the Internet is present on our computers, mobile phones, consoles and even refrigerators. Never in history has it been so easy to access information, play online or control devices from a distance. However, as we all know, this has not always been the case. The year is 1990. It may be a little surprising to think that in 1990 Japan not only were already connecting to the Internet, but some people were connecting modems to their video game consoles to play online. And the most curious thing about this service is that the country was not even among those that had the most developed connectivity offer. The data. To give a little context, according to Worldmapper dataAbout 3 million people had access to the Internet in the inaugural year of the 1990s. Most of the users were distributed between the United States and Europe. In the connectivity ranking, Japan was far behind, outside the top 10 positions. Pioneers. However, the Japanese company Sega did not hesitate to embrace the network of networks with its Mega Drive console (known as the Sega Genesis in other markets). It was its fourth-generation 16-bit console that had been launched in 1988 and had been a success. The device had a 7.6 MHz Motorola 68000 microprocessor to run the games and a Zilog Z80 coprocessor. The console thus had 64 KB of RAM, 64 KB of VRAM, 8 KB of audio RAM. Two years after its launch, specifically on November 3, 1990, Sega launched the Mega Modem in Japan. It was an accessory that connected to a DE-9 port located on the back of the console and that allowed it to connect to the Internet. Dial-up. As you can surely imagine, the offering of online services back then was very primitive. However, the Japanese company was encouraged to distribute games through dial-up connection as well as to allow online play in some of its titles. All this was done through a telephone connection whose speed was around 1200 bauds (1.2 kbit/s). And, since there was no additional storage device, all downloaded games had to be stored in the Mega Drive’s memory. Variety of games. At that time, Sega offered two options to access the Mega Modem. On the one hand, players could purchase the accessory with a cartridge for 12,800 yen. This enabled the aforementioned connectivity and gave access to a range of included games. Titles included ‘Nikkan Sports Professional Baseball VAN’, ‘Cyberball’, ‘Advanced Grand Strategy’, ‘TEL/TEL Stadium’, ‘Forbidden City’ and ‘TEL/TEL Majan’. The last one was a mahjong game with individual or online play capabilities. Mega Modem Purchasing separately. On the other hand, the company only offered the Mega Modem for 9,800 yen. In this case, users should purchase compatible cartridges separately to take advantage of the connectivity benefits of the accessory. One of the most successful cartridges was Sansan. It was a Go strategy game with online play capability. The developer, White Box, allowed owners of the cartridge to play through the Mega Modem with others using their Sansan ID. The proposal, without a doubt, was enormously interesting. However, it did not have the expected success and the Japanese company decided to discontinue it at the end of 1992. The new versions of the Mega Drive, in fact, were launched on the market without the modem port. Images | SEGA | boffy_b | In Xataka | The PS5 Slim has removable Blu-ray drives. This modular option carries a penalty called DRM

Tesla Robotaxis have been programmed to drive as a human. So when they see the police hit a brake

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In addition to taking the first steps in a new market, the appearance of Tesla’s robotaxis in the streets of Austin leaves us many other readings. Among them how the company has approached autonomous driving, the use of artificial intelligence and how it takes advantage of its millions of cars in the street to advance faster and spending less money than competition. And that has its consequences. An unexpected brake. A Tesla Robotaxi that exceeds a crossing, which marches at the expected speed and that, without prior notice and without apparent reason, slows hard until it almost stops completely. What makes the car doubt? To the right of the intersection, in a street perpendicular to the march of the Robotaxi de Tesla, a police patrol is stopped. This does not hinder the march of the autonomous vehicle but, despite this, the car stops strongly. The video can be found on YouTube After the up of a user and Antitesla accounts have replicated them in X. Who has uploaded the video is Edward Niedermeyerjournalist specialized in the motor world in the United States and author of a book in 2019 on the birth of Tesla and the figure of Elon Musk, especially known for its critical positioning with the brand. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Fear of police. In Techcrunch They echo the video and put on the table the possibility that this type of behavior is due to learning that Tesla robotaxis have made of their own drivers. It is likely that, learning with the Huge database Of millions of cars on the road, the artificial intelligence that supports the movements of the autonomous car replicates the behavior of a good part of the humans: stop before a police car. This is what DGT defines how “Miron effect”. “Live millions of lives”. For a long time, Elon Musk presumes that the artificial intelligence used in its drinks from the vehicles that the company has in the streets. “It’s like living millions of lives simultaneously And see very unusual situations that a person in his entire life would not see, “Elon Musk said in the presentation of Tesla Cybercab. The company trusts not having to invest billions of dollars in the development of its total autonomous driving such as Waymo and Cruise because they use the data that their drivers yield with their vehicles. Thus, artificial intelligence learns from their behaviors and makes decisions that could be considered more human and less robotized. As human as stopping a police car or cover an intersection. A differential value. Tesla is confident that this approach is key to positioning itself as the best operator in the market. Although there is only a dozen robotaxis circulating through the streets, the data collected are not only obtained with trial vehicles, real data with real conductors are obtained, which should save enormous amounts of money and hours invested. Not only that, the company also aspires to have cheaper vehicles on the street. The combination of Artificial intelligence cameras It is a combo that, according to the company, allows them to save money on radars and lidar sensors, which make vehicles that are put on the streets a lot. Of course, it is not entirely clear that this is the right act because, as has been seen in some tests, The lidar sensor is much more effective in front of the cameras in concrete situations such as low visibility or with obstacles that can generate confusion to the cameras. A shadow. The latter is relevant. Mark Rober’s test showed that a car with cameras cannot discern safely If what is in front is a painted wall like a road or a real road. The lidar sensor, however, does detect the obstacle. Although this situation is not going to be given in real conditions, it does show us the effectiveness of the system to discriminate when it is facing a situation or not of danger. For example, when a Tesla Robotaxi confuses a simple shadow with an object On the road. This case, which is in A Reddit post Where all the errors of the robotaxis are being collected, it could be solved with the use of this system instead of trusting everything to the cameras. Photo | Tesla and Remi Gieing In Xataka | They collide with “clearly visible objects”: Tesla wanted to save to the maximum in autonomous driving and already know the consequences

The only bugatti you can buy costs only 211,000 euros. The problem is that you can never drive it

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Luxury does not know limits and Bugatti has just proved it once more. At least in regard to purchasing power of its customers. Not happy with manufacturing some of the most exclusive cars on the planet, now Bugatti has allied with a crystal artisan and a jeweler to continue exploring Other areas of luxurybeyond that including its supercar. Your last piece: a craft jewel that You will not be able to get out of the garagebut it costs the same as a Porsche 911: A board watch With the bugatti seal. The passage of time in the history of Bugatti To give life to this clock, Bugatti has joined forces with two reference names in the world of luxury: the artisan of the Lalique glass and the prestigious jeweler Jacob & Co. Together they have created the Bugatti Calandre, a piece inspired by the design of the mythical Bugatti Type 41 Royalea sports limousine built between 1927 and 1933 by Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, of which only six units were produced worldwide. The Bugatti Type 41 Royale It is considered One of the most exclusive and luxurious cars in the history of the brand, and its spirit and design lines are now moved to this board watch. One of the characteristics more distinctive of Type 41 Royale It was the sculpture of an elephant located on the radiator cap, work of Rembrandt Bugatti, brother of the brand’s founder. This figure became an emblem of elegance and refinement of the brand, and now comes back to life in the Bugatti Calandre. The clock has two statues of erect elephants on their hind legs, which faithfully mimic the historical Type 41 Bugatti supercar. Bugatti Type 41 Royale A Bugatti Tourbillon on the table In the center of La Calandra are the clock handles, while a little below you can admire the mechanism of the clock developed by Jacob & CO, which had already collaborated with the car manufacturer in Your wrist watches. The mechanism is discovered from Tourbillon type Formed by 189 components, which hooks with its hypnotic movement. The clock has an eight -day march autonomy, and has an exclusive rope mechanism integrated in its rear of carefully polished steel. In the upper part, Bugatti’s macaron stands out in the same way that looks in the brands of the brand, highlighting for its characteristic red color. Coroning the assembly, a carved precious stone using the exclusive Jacob & Co cut system in the form of a ball with 288 facets that increase the reflection of the light on its surface. It’s watch, it costs like a car Although its design can be a matter of tastewhat does not admit discussion is that Bugatti Calandre is a piece reserved for very few. At least for its price. Following the scarcity strategy Bugatti, manufacturers trio has agreed to manufacture only 99 units of this exclusive clock whose price amounts to $ 240,000, which is equivalent to something More than 210,000 euros to the current change. For that price, there is a wide variety of jewels on wheels but, as they highlight in Motorpasiona lot approaches what a Porsche 911 would cost. This board watch thus becomes a new exclusivity symbol, designed for those looking for something More than a luxury car: a work of art that can only be admired in the intimacy of a private room … always that you can afford it. In Xataka | In Austria, a radar has hunted a bugatti chiron at 123 km/h: the driver ran out of card and without a car Image | Unspash (Nejc Soklič), Wikimedia Commons (Johannes Maximilian), Jacob & Co

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