Apparently, Tesla’s Autopilot keeps on driving, even if there is no one on the driver’s seat! Followinga recent fatal crash in Texas, two engineers fromConsumer Reports, an American non-profit consumer organization, showed how easy it is to deceive Autopilot’s driver monitoring system. Jake Fisher, CR’s senior director of auto testing, sat in the driver’s seat and Kelly Funkhouser, CR’s program manager for vehicle interface testing, sat in the rear seat....

Thus far, Facebook Places appears to have been relatively successful at bringing location check-ins to the masses. Getting an easy, visual understanding of where in the world your friends are hasn’t really been possible though, until now. MeMapis a new iOS app that puts your friends’ check-ins on a map that you can explore at will. It displays Facebook Places locations along with any check-ins to apps like Gowalla, Loopt and Foursquare that your friends have cross-posted to Facebook....

One of the joys of tablet devices is being able to sit back and relax while you explore a wide range of often beautifully presented content. A case in point is thenew appfromThe British Library. In partnership with developerBiblioLabs, a selection of over 1000 19th Century books. Although you’ll find plenty of novels from classic authors of the time, like Thomas Hardy and George Eliot, it’s the obscure books that are unlikely to emerge on platforms like the Kindle that are particularly interesting....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! NASA has added a pair of interactive experiences to the enthralling array ofsightsandsoundsgenerated from the Mars 2020 mission. The new tools let you explore the planet from the comfort of your home. In one, called“Explore with Perseverance,” you can follow the voyage of NASA’s car-shaped rover through a 3D simulation of the planet....

We’ve seen plenty of Google Maps mashups over the past few years, but this has to be one of the best.What Was Thereis designed as a “Virtual time machine” that lets you explore the world as it used to look via maps of familiar places and geotagged, historical photographs. From theExplore Photospage you can move around the world to find places you’re interested in and then view photographs of what they looked like many decades ago....