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Tesla Autopilot gets top marks for performance but trashed for driver engagement in new industry-wide tests

October 1, 2020
In a new Euro NCAP report, Tesla Autopilot gets top marks for its performance, but it gets also trashed for its driver engagement. The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), a European voluntary car safety performance assessment program, has produced a new report about automated driving systems in partnership with Thatcham Research. The report judges the different systems based on…
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MobileNews

Android 101: how to tweak your multitasking pane

October 1, 2020
In Android 11, Google has added new functionality to its multitasking pane or recent apps view — that handy flow of thumbnails that lets you view all your active apps and choose which one you want to use. As of Android 10, you’ve been able to choose from three different…
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60% of new cars are electric in new milestone for Norway thanks to VW ID.3

October 1, 2020
Electric cars got another win in Norway where they accounted for over 60% of new cars sold in the market last month — thanks to the VW ID.3. Norway has long been the world’s leading market when it comes to electric vehicles. They have the most aggressive electrification goal of any market with the aim to have every new car on the road being electric by 2025. Considering the world’s…
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Steve and Alex from Minecraft are the latest characters coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

October 1, 2020
Nintendo unveiled this morning that Steve and Alex from Minecraft will be added to the character roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. This is the second character announcement in the Fighter Pass Vol. 2 DLC that’s available for $29.99, following Min Min from Arms. There are four new fighters yet to be announced for the DLC. In the short presentation, a brief preview…
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MobileNews

Apple invents self-healing display for foldable iPhone

October 1, 2020
Apple has filed a patent application for a self-healing display which it says is for a foldable device with a display which spans the fold. The most obvious application of this would, of course, be for a foldable iPhone. The idea would solve one of the main problems found…
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Sigma Shares Caveats for Using Its EF Lenses on the Canon EOS R5

October 1, 2020
Sigma has been looking into whether its EF lenses play nicely on Canon’s R System of mirrorless cameras, specifically the R5, and the company has just reported its findings. While modern Sigma lenses generally play nicely with the R line, there are a few caveats customers may want to be aware of. “We have verified the operation with our SIGMA GLOBAL VISION (SGV) interchangeable lenses…
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