A road tested self-driving truck
This week, in front of an audience of several hundred government officials, journalists, and investors, Daimler-Benz demonstrated its autonomously driven Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025, on a stretch of the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg, Germany.
The truck is able to drive itself up to speeds of 85 km/h, thanks to its Highway Pilot assistance system. The automobile manufacturer hopes to further work with government officials, and have the correct legislation in place, so automated driving could be a reality within the next ten years.
Some benefits to long-distance haulage that autonomously driven vehicles present include greater efficiency and safety, through ‘optimally executed acceleration and braking phases.’ This can in turn optimize traffic flow and lower fuel costs.
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Boeing shipment derailed
A 19 car Montana Rail Link train, carrying important parts destined for Boeing’s final assembly plant in Washington, USA, was derailed near Rivulet Montana. The latest reports specify that the train was traveling at just over 30 miles-per-hour at the time of the incident, implying that the speed was not likely to have caused the accident. As a result of the derailment, three 737 Boeing fuselages slid down the embankment of the Clark Fork River.
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Global Good to help Africa’s dairy supply chain
Global Good, a partnership between Intellectual Ventures and Bill Gates aims to better the quality of living in developing nations. A recent project hopes to vastly cut down on the amount of waste in Africa’s diary supply chain as well as improve the quality and quantity of the product. Through the invention of a specially designed milk container for both the collection and transportation of milk, Global Good hopes to strengthen the rural African supply chain.
Now available commercially, the new design is an improvement on previous containers which are either easily broken or tipped over.
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Have a nice weekend!
