The winners in autonomous tech are…semis? 🚚

 

When the rubber meets the road, which driverless vehicle will take the lead?

In the last few months alone, Uber has deepened its dealings with Toyota, taking on $500 million more in investment to expand its self-driving tech to minivans. Waymo has partnered with Walmart to help riders get their groceries faster and more efficiently. And Tesla has said its new self-driving chip, promising to process video data 10x faster than its predecessor, is finally ready.

Credits: AngelList via Outlook

Was Sunday

 

Sadly, it’s not Sunday anymore, but very much a Monday. I wonder how people spent their Sundays back in the Eighties. Perhaps they were chilling out, watching videos like the one the above GIF came from.

Credits: Galactic Melt via HOP IN MY DELOREAN, Tumblr and Giphy

Rayton Solar’s silicon wafers

 

A CGI GIF by Rayton Solar, a solar panel manufacturer. They use laser technology to thinly slice silicon blocks with minimal wastage. As Rayton puts it “The standard industry manufacturing process wastes half the raw silicon block due to the saw blade that is used to cut silicon. Rayton Solar’s manufacturing technology is a zero waste process that represents a revolutionary new step for the solar industry.”

Credits: Rayton Solar via StartEngine, LLC.