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Having the opportunity to meet people from all around the globe is one of the cooler things about the web. And luckily, for smartphone users, translator apps will provide you with what you need to easily communicate with anyone in any language. Translation Firebrings iPhone users the ability to translate in 52 languages and it includes features like text-to-speech, plus an added option to translate text in real-time via GChat....

This week the US government opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assist software due to a series of collisions with emergency vehicles. Since 2018, Tesla cars driven in Autopilot have crashed into parked first-responder vehicles 11 times, resulting in 17 people being injured and one death. While that sounds serious, I wouldn’t bet on the investigation to lead to real change. How do you miss an emergency vehicle?! Before diving into what investigations like these actually achieve, I think it’s safe to say the collisions are hardly a ringing endorsement for automation....

This article was originally published byChristopher CareyonCities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today onTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,Instagram, andYouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Transport for London (TfL) has announced an expansion of the UK capital’se-scooter trial schemeto cover the borough of Camden. Over 165,000 trips have been made since the scheme’s launch in June, with Londoners now able to access a fleet of more than 3,400 e-scooters across ten city boroughs....

Transport for London gets £1.8B bailout to weather coronavirus Congestion charge A proposed expansion of thecongestion charge zonehas been avoided, but the fee, which was increased from £11.50 to £15 in June, will remain in place at the higher rate. Almost £100 million was raised this summer as a consequence of hiking the charge to £15 and extending its operating hours into the evenings and weekends. London residents will also face higher council tax bills from January, though the exact amount has not been revealed....

In a move that will allow any smartphone user to be able to access its services, Transport for London (TfL) has created a new mobile-friendly website that will automatically recognise the model of a users phone and tailor the screen immediately. TfL gives users the option to access its Journey Planner and view live travel news on their mobiles. It will also update visitors on planned weekend improvement works and provide traffic updates on London’s roads....